Jordanne Whiley confirms she won Wimbledon whilst pregnant
Halesowen wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley has confirmed she won her fourth successive Wimbledon women's wheelchair doubles title whilst pregnant.
Whiley and Japan's Yui Kamiji recovered from a slow start to win the title, and the 25-year-old has since tweeted to announce her pregnancy with partner and coach Marc McCarroll.
Speaking with TheMixedZone, Whiley opened up about playing whilst pregnant, something Serena Williams also did in January when she won the Australian Open.
"I thought, ‘If we start trying in May I could still play Wimbledon, and it worked." She said.
"But I had no idea how incredibly sick I’d be. For three days I couldn’t leave the house.
"At the French Open, I was really, really ill. So sick I thought it was a stomach bug. Even the doctors thought it was a stomach bug.
"But by Wimbledon I was a little more prepared. I knew how to manage it a bit better."
