After giving birth last year, Seven-time champion Serena Williams dropped to 449th in the
world rankings but she could be top seeded
at this year’s Wimbledon open.
Williams, 36, failed to defend Wimbledon title last
year as she was pregnant, the American believes players returning from pregnancy should have
protected seedings as well as protected rankings.
At its spring
unveiling Wimbledon was forced to examine its rulebook in regard to Williams's
clearly false position in the rankings. A few hours later clarification came
that it would be at the discretion of the tournament committee whether to seed
her or not in order 'to produce a balanced draw'.
World number one Simona Halep said she believed Serena
Williams "should have been given top seed", while Miami tournament
director James Blake said the seeding rules for players returning from
pregnancy were "a kind of punishment".
Serena won the competition in 2015 and
2016, The seeding meeting is due to take place on 26 June.
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