India, Jan. 20 -- Belinda Bencic never set herself a timeline to get back onto the tour. In September 2023, she went on a maternity break and her daughter, Bella, was born in April 2024. But by October, as an unranked player, she was back playing professional tennis. And she's been racing up the ranking ladder ever since.

On Tuesday, as the 28-year-old faced Katie Boulter in their first round Australian Open match, Bencic did so as the first 'supermom' since Serena Williams to break into the top 10 - less than two years since becoming a mother.

"We are just living in Belinda's world," was the mantra the Swiss team adopted, according to their captain Stan Wawrinka, as the squad finished as runner-up in the United Cup last week.

"Super h...