The 23-time grand slam winner said she has no plans to retire and still harbours an ambition to overtake Margaret Court’s record of 24 singles successes.
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Williams wears a gray Berlei bra on the cover and a pink satin trench from Michael Lo Sordo, both of which showcase her gorgeous baby bump.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner is going through her 35th week of pregnancy, but is still hitting the gym as you can see from the two photos published on her Snapchat account at the weekend.
The 26-year-old tennis superstar told fans she is “proud and excited” about the cover on her various social media accounts
The tennis star found out she was expecting her first child with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian just before the Australian Open in January
McEnroe had said 23-times grand slam champion Williams was “the best female player ever” but declined to label her the best overall.
Serena, the winner of 23 grand slam singles titles, announced her pregnancy in April and is on maternity leave for the rest of the year
Her sister, Venus, spilled the beans during a short interview with Eurosport
The Wimbledon winner recently made headlines after confirming she was set to welcome a baby with reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian
The world number two revealed she was 20 weeks pregnant earlier this week and only found out two days before the Australian Open in January, a tournament she would go on to win, a 23rd Grand Slam title of her glittering career
Former tennis bad boy Nastase, who won two grand slam titles in the 1970s, was quoted by Romanian and some British media as saying in response to William’s pregnancy announcement: “Let’s see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk”
The American, who is skipping the rest of the year after announcing last week that she was pregnant, took to social media to offer her first public thoughts on impending motherhood
The 35-year-old, who will return to the No. 1 ranking in the world next week, deleted the photo shortly after it appeared, and she had not commented further several hours later
The tennis star announced the happy news on her Snapchat feed, sharing a picture of herself in a yellow swimsuit and cradling her growing bump
The United States player Serena Williams was at second spot with 7,010 points, followed by Czech Karolina Pliskova with 6,020
The withdrawal also cost Williams a chance to retain her top ranking
On Saturday, Serena broke Steffi Graf’s Open-era record with a straight-sets win over the elder sibling at the Australian Open, but after her win, Serena praised her sister after her run to the final
Serena overcame a shaky start to land an unprecedented seventh Open title and open-era record 23 grand slam singles crown with an emotional 6-4 6-4 triumph on Saturday
Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009
The 35-year-old American served up 10 aces and thumped 25 winners over 75 minutes on Rod Laver Arena to join sister Venus in the last four, where she will play 34-year-old Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni