Serena Williams is about 20 weeks pregnant, but the sports icon didn’t allow her pregnancy stop her from taking home another title. The 35-year-old tennis champion won her 23-time Grand Slam (in January) and shared her no. 1 ranking with her unborn child on Instagram. She wrote, “My dearest baby. You gave me the strength I didn’t know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. I can’t wait to meet you.” My Dearest Baby, You gave me the strength I didn’t know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. I can’t wait to meet you. I can’t wait for you to join the players box next year. But most importantly, I am so happy to share being number one in the world with you…. once again today. On @alexisohanian bday. 😉 from the world’s oldest number one to the world’s youngest number one. -Your Mommy A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on Apr 24, 2017 at 6:06am PDT In December, she and Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, announced their engagement. Then last week, Williams shared the news that she and Ohanian are expecting a baby. She also announced that she’s resting the remaining of the year, but will return to the court in 2018. For Serena, the 6-4, 6-4 win to hoist the Australian Open trophy for a seventh time establishes a brand new record. At 35, she is the only player – man or woman – to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era. Serena reclaimed No. 1 ranking on the WTA Tour on Monday for the eighth time in her career. Again, she lands at top spot for the 317th week overall, third all time behind Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.
