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The ‘GMOAT’: Serena Williams Gives Birth To Second Child | Tennis News

Serena Williams with her daughters© InstagramSerena Williams has given birth to her second daughter, her husband announced Tuesday, adding that both were "happy & healthy" after the difficult birth of the tennis star's first child left her fighting for her life. "I'm grateful to report that our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama," her husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, posted on Instagram alongside a photograph of himself with a beaming Williams hugging both her daughters.Addressing his 41-year-old wife, he told her she had "given me another incomparable gift -- you're the GMOAT," a new maternal twist on the sporting accolade Greatest Of All Time.The new baby is called Adira River Ohanian, he added.In 2017 Williams, one o...

22Jul

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Serena Williams, David Beckham Bamboozled As Lionel Messi Hits Stunner In Inter Miami Debut. Watch | Football News

Lionel Messi curled in a brilliant free-kick from close range, with seconds remaining.© TwitterLionel Messi announced his arrival at Inter Miami in style as the World Cup-winner scored in stoppage time to hand his team all three points in a Leagues Cup group fixture against Mexican side Cruz Azul on Saturday. Making his first appearance since joining the club in the summer, Messi curled in a brilliant free-kick from close range, with seconds remaining in second-half stoppage time, to send the DRV PNK Stadium into ruptures. Inter Miami owner and former England footballer David Beckham, who was present inside the stadium, couldn't control his emotions as Messi secured all three points for Major League Soccer (MLS)'s bottom-placed side.Multiple Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, who was si...

2May

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Serena Williams Debuts Baby Bump At Met Gala | Tennis News

Serena Williams was spotted at Met Gala© AFPRetired tennis superstar Serena Williams unveiled her latest project on the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York on Monday -- she is pregnant with her second child. "Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala," Williams said on Instagram just before she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, decked out in a black and white gown, for fashion's biggest night of the year. In the photos, the 41-year-old tennis great is seen posing in a black and white gown with her husband Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Reddit, and cradling the baby bump.Williams and Ohanian are already parents to Olympia, born in September 2017.Last year, Williams -- who won 23 singles Grand Slam titles and multiple Olympic gold medals throughout ...

29Dec

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TV Show Asks Participant Weird Question On Serena Williams, Sania Mirza Reacts | Tennis News

File photo of Sania Mirza.© InstagramA question asked to one of the contestants during an American show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' is going viral on social media. A picture has surfaced online in which the contestant could be seen trying to answer a question which was related to the sport of tennis. "Which of these tennis greats once won the Australian Open while roughly eight weeks pregnant?" was the question, but what made it funny was its set of options. Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and John McEnroe were the four options.For the unversed, three - Andy Murray, Roger Federer, and John McEnroe - out of the four players in the option given are male, while the only female in it is Serena.The picture of the viral question has left the netizens in splits. And now, Indi...

23Dec

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PV Sindhu The 12th Highest-Paid Sportswoman In 2022: Forbes | Badminton News

India's badminton star PV Sindhu is the only player in the top 25 in Forbes' annual list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Sindhu, the 2016 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, occupies the 12th spot in the list, which is topped by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. The 27-year-old made $7 million of her total earnings of $7.1 million from off-court sources, having won a singles gold and doubles silver at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year in Birmingham.For the third straight year, Osaka tops Forbes' annual list of the World's highest-paid female athletes. The list is dominated by tennis players once again.Osaka leads leads a pack of seven tennis players who are placed inside the list's Top 10, including Serena Williams, Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams, Coco ...

17Nov

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Wimbledon To Allow Female Players Dress Code Exemption Over Period Concerns | Tennis News

File image of the Wimbledon logo© AFPWimbledon will allow female players to wear dark-coloured undershorts from next year's tournament to ease anxiety over playing during their period, the All England Club announced on Thursday. There has been a clamour for Wimbledon to make an exception to their traditional rules requiring players to wear all white clothing.Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said: "We are committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best."I'm pleased to confirm that, following consultation with players and representatives of several stakeholder groups, the committee of management has taken the decision to update the white clothing rule at Wimbledon. "This means that, from next year, women and girls competin...

25Oct

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“I Am Not Retired, Chances Of Return Are Very High”: Serena Williams | Tennis News

Serena has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the open era.© AFPThe 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis yet and that the chances of her returning to the court are "very high" after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after the recently concluded US Open. "I am not retired," Williams said at a conference in San Francisco while promoting her investment company."The chances (of a return) are very high. You can come to my house, I have a court," she added.Williams announced her retirement from tennis on August 9, saying she is "evolving away" from the sport.The 40-year-old tennis star said that the best word to describe what she is up to is "evolution" and that she wants to grow her ...

16Sep

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“Always Looked Up To You”: Serena Williams Welcomes Roger Federer To Retirement | Tennis News

File photo of Serena Williams and Roger Federer© AFPSerena Williams welcomed Roger Federer to the tennis "retirement club" on Thursday, saying she has always admired and looked up to the Swiss legend. Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, said Thursday he would retire after playing next week in London at the Laver Cup. Among those sending congratulations to the 41-year-old icon for his tremendous career was 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams, who said she was "evolving" away from tennis, with last week's US Open expected to be her final tournament."I wanted to find the perfect way to say this, as you so eloquently put this game to rest -- perfectly done, just like your career," Williams said in an Instagram post."I have always looked up to you and admired you. Our paths were always so...

15Sep

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“Tom Brady Started A Really Cool Trend”: Serena Williams Drops Retirement U-Turn Hint | Tennis News

Serena Williams, who seemed to make a farewell to competitive tennis at the US Open, dropped a hint she might not be done on Wednesday by evoking a famous retirement U-turn. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that she liked the example of 45-year-old NFL star quarterback Tom Brady, who retired in February only to say six weeks later he was coming back for a 23rd season. "You never know," Williams said. "I've been saying that I think Tom Brady started a really cool trend."Williams, however, didn't commit to following in the footsteps of the seven-time Super Bowl champion who led Tampa Bay to victory in last week's NFL season opener.Williams, who turns 41 on September 26, said she was "evolving" away from tennis before the US Open, where her thir...

3Sep

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Tiger Woods, Michelle Obama Lead Tribute To The “Greatest” Serena Williams | Tennis News

Tiger Woods and former first lady Michelle Obama hailed Serena Williams as "the greatest" on Friday as the tennis superstar headed into retirement. Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, played what was almost certainly the last match of her 27-year career at the US Open when she slipped to a three-set defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic."@serenawilliams you're literally the greatest on and off the court," tweeted Woods, a 15-time golf major winner who was in Serena's player box for her second round win on Wednesday."Thank you for inspiring all of us to pursue our dreams. I love you little sis!"Michelle Obama hailed Serena for her rise to super-stardom from the tough Californian neighborhood of Compton to sporting and cultural icon."Congrats on an amazing career, @SerenaWilliams! How luck...