Mum's the word for Wimbledon stars striving to have it all

From Serena Williams' tearful decision to stop breast-feeding to Victoria Azarenka's guilt over the time she spends away from her baby, life isn't all fun and games for Wimbledon's mothers.

Few female players have succeeded at Grand Slam level after becoming mums. Belgium's Kim Clijsters returned to win the 2009 US Open, while Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong Cawley won majors after giving birth in an era when the physical demands on players were less intense.

But Williams, 36, and her fellow mothers are doing their best to cope with the stresses of parenthood as they bid to reverse that trend at Wimbledon this week.

Williams is back at Wimbledon for the first time since giving birth to Alexis Olympia in September.

The seven-time champion's life is still a blur of nappies and interrupted sleep, but that didn't stop her grinding out a 7-5, 6-3 win over Holland's Arantxa Rus in the first round. Serena's victory was one of four by mothers in the singles on Monday, with former