WTA: Rule changes on ranking after pregnancy, leggings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The women’s tennis tour has approved rule changes that involve seedings after a return from pregnancy. Former No. 1 players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are recent mothers on the tour.
The WTA says players returning to the tour may use a “special ranking” for up to three years from the birth of a child, and the exemption can be used for seedings at big events.
The tour says it will ensure women at WTA tournaments “are not penaliz