Serena Williams is currently competing in the US Open where she is aiming at winning her 24th major. The former world no.1 has always highlighted how difficult it is for her to manage her professional life with being a mother.
The American legend gave birth precisely 2 years ago to a delightful baby girl named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Serena’s pregnancy and risking her life
Wiliams had a complicated pregnancy that was about to be fatal for her. According to Serena, everything started with a pulmonary embolism that as “one or more arteries in the lungs becomes blocked by a blood clot.” This is not a new condition for Serena that after the c-section had to go back to surgery as the c-section wound popped open because of her coughing.
When back to surgery, the doctor found a large hematoma that was a swelling of clotted blood to have another procedure. Serena had to spend the following 6 weeks in bed.
Serena celebrating her daughter’s birth with her husband Ohanian
Serena posted a lovely picture on Instagram celebrating the very first moments of Alexis Olympia life.
“The last two years have been my greatest accomplishment,” she wrote.
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Serena Williams at the U.S. Open ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.8, Serena Williams has a 22-5 win-loss record in 2019. The American is at the U.S. Open where she toppled Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-1, Caty McNally 5-7 6-3 6-1 and Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-2.
Serena will face Martic in the 4th round. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
This year, Serena was the finalist in at the Wimbledon and Toronto.
The American won 72 titles in her career: 42 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
