Notion that women must choose between playing sport and starting a family. a mother is torn in a lot of different directions. when she s competing at such a high level, it s got to be difficult. reporter: fresh off a semifinal finish at wimbledon, 28-year-old svitolina s game is stronger in her return from maternity leave. i think it s good they re doing it. it s also showing some of the younger players in their early 20s, if i want to have kids, maybe i could have a child, like svitolina and come back and have a successful career afterwards. reporter: two-time grand slam champion azarenka returned to the game after the birth of her son leo has been vocal about the fact that she wants the sport to stay in the foreground when it comes to progressive and inclusive attitudes towards working moms in the sport. and a change made by the women s tennis association back in 2019 now allows women to freeze their player rankings for up to three years so they aren t penalized in tournament
being a mom and role model for my kids and for them to be able to see me play, i m excited about that. reporter: she is one of ten women in the open singles draw who are mothers disproving the notion that women must choose between sport and starting a family. a mother in torn in a lot of different directions. when she s competing at such a high level, it has to be difficult. reporter: fresh off a semifinal finish at wimbledon, svitolina s game is seemingly stronger in her return from maternity leave. i think it is good that they are doing it because it is also showing some of the younger players in their early tw20s th if i want to have kids, maybe i could have a child and come back and actually have a successful career afterwards. reporter: and azarenka, who returned to the game after the birth of her son leo, has been vocal about the fact that she wants the sport to stay in the foreground when it comes to brg