Tokyo Olympic tennis gold medalist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland introduced she is pregnant along with her first youngster.

“Expecting our little miracle soon!” was posted on her social media. “We can’t wait to meet you.”

Bencic, 26, didn’t say if or when she hopes to return to competitors after childbirth. Depending on the timeline, if she needs to play within the Olympics, she may get within the area on a protected rating from maternity go away.

“She is due later in the spring 2024, and she is intending to come back as soon as she is physically able to following the birth of her child,” a consultant for Bencic wrote in an e mail.

Bencic’s most up-to-date match match was Sept. 11.

She is ranked 14th on the planet after reaching the spherical of 16 at three majors in 2023 and profitable two different tournaments.

She gained the Tokyo Olympics because the ninth seed, defeating 2023 Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová within the remaining 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Bencic scored three-set wins in every of her final 4 matches en path to gold.

The day after the singles remaining, Bencic and Viktorija Golubic took silver in doubles, dropping the ultimate to top-seeded Czechs Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.