Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl.
The tennis champion welcomed her first child with her fiancé, Reddit cofounder, Alexis Ohanian, at a hospital in Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America on Friday.
A source close to the tennis pro told US Weekly the baby was induced and weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces.
Mother and baby are both doing well.
Williams accidentally announced her pregnancy in a Snapchat photo on April 19, posting a selfie that showed off her tiny baby bump.
She added a caption: “20 weeks” pregnant, but did not realize the post had gone public.
According to reports, the 35-year-old sports star checked into the hospital on Wednesday, with an entire floor of the location being closed to any unauthorised personnel to ensure her privacy.
While the couple had chosen to keep the sex of their child a secret until her birth, the 23-time Grand Slam winner said she was convinced she was having a girl.
“Two weeks after we found out [I was pregnant], I played the Australian Open,” she recalled.
“I told Alexis it has to be a girl because there I was playing in 100-degree weather, and that baby never gave me any trouble. Ride or die. Women are tough that way.”
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