Sofia Kenin, of the United States, serves to Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in New York.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK Tsvetana Pironkova smacked an ace on match point, part of the balancing act she made look easy from start to finish Thursday.
If you make a good schedule and have the right motivation, you can combine the two things, motherhood and being a professional tennis player, Pironkova said.
It takes a lot of work but, you know, everything takes work.A 32-year-old Bulgarian, Pironkova gave birth to Alexander in April 2018.
She is playing in her 12th Open but her first since 2016, and its her first tournament since Wimbledon in 2017.