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Samantha Stosur and her partner welcome a baby girl

The WTA community has a new member — Australian Samantha Stosur and her partner Liz announced the birth of their first child, a daughter named Genevieve. The 2011 US Open champion shared the happy news on Instagram, showing us two photos of her lovely family of three.

Even though Stosur, a former singles world No.4 and doubles world No.1, broke the news on Monday, she’s been a mom for a month already, as her partner gave birth to the baby girl in mid-June:

Life in lockdown during coronavirus has been challenging in many ways but personally it’s been one of the most exciting and happy times of my life.