Chris Evert unsure how Serena Williams would feel post motherhood

New mother Serena Williams will lack some of her trademark intimidation factor when she returns to tennis, US great Chris Evert said, warning that the 23-time Grand Slam-winner may find her comeback tough

New mother Serena Williams will lack some of her trademark intimidation factor when she returns to tennis, US great Chris Evert said, warning that the 23-time Grand Slam-winner may find her comeback tough.

Serena Williams and (inset) Chris Evert

Williams, who gave birth to a baby girl in September, has said she's planning to defend her title at the Australian Open in January — just four-and-a-half months after becoming a mother.

"There's so many things we don't know about Serena, how it's going to feel to her being a mother coming back, is it going to distract her, is it going to motivate her more?" Evert said.

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