Slone Stephens appears against Madison Keys during Charlotte Invitational at the spectrum center at Charlotte, North Carolina on 06 December 2024.
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The Women’s Tennis Association has introduced a rule, which allows players to protect their ranking during fertility treatment.
Policy means that players can get away from professional tennis to undergo processes such as egg or fetal cold and return to tour with a protected rankings.
Players should stay out for a process for 10 consecutive weeks, and they get a “special entry ranking” depending on their recent average. It can be used for three tournaments after returning.
Eight -time WTA Champion Slone Stephens said, “The WTA has now created a safe place for players to detect options and make the best decisions for themselves.” Press release,
The rule expands the current support programs of WTA, such as maternity leavePostpartum support and breeding grant.
WTA CEO Portia Archer said in a press release, “We are committed to support WTA players as they navigate and balance the options related to career and family.”
This step comes as Female athlete The breeding is emphasizing to increase efforts to remove challenges.
