but not for the French and she wasn't for the lead ups either.
I don't have a problem with her losing the #1 ranking but when her ranking drops from one to 453 because of having a child, something is seriously wrong.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/104128762/wimbledon-seeding-likely-for-serena-williams-despite-french-open-snub
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) confirmed on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) that its seedings would be based on the latest WTA rankings.
Williams, who has won 23 grand slam singles titles, is world ranked a lowly 453rd having returned this year from having a baby.
She has not played a tournament since Miami in March and pulled out of the claycourt events in Madrid and Rome.
While the French Open sticks rigidly to rankings, Wimbledon's seeding committee allows itself some "wiggle room" according to an All England Club official.
Unlike the men's seedings which use the ATP rankings in conjunction with a formula based on results on grasscourts, the women's seedings can be tweaked on the agreement of a committee.
"The seeding order follows the WTA ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, a change is necessary to produce a balanced draw," is the All England Club's official line on it's website.
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Williams has won Wimbledon six times but missed last year's tournament while she was on maternity leave.
She gave birth to daughter Alexis last September.
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