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After A Day Of Speculation, It's True, Serena Williams Confirms She Is Pregnant!

<div><p>Serena Williams shared what appeared to be a pregnancy announcement on Snapchat earlier in the day on Wednesday, April 19. As yet, there has been no official confirmation by her representatives.</p><p>However, the image ws later removed from her channel. The shot, featured below, showed Williams standing before a mirror in a gorgeous yellow one-piece bathing suit with the simple caption 20 weeks. </p><p>According to the New York Timse, congratulations were coming in from fellow tennis players and organizations on social media, but the Women's Tennis Association later deleted its post. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/19-serena-williams-pregnant-nocrop-w710-h2147483647.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/19-serena-williams-pregnant-nocrop-w710-h2147483647_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/19-serena-williams-pregnant-nocrop-w710-h2147483647_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>If she is indeed pregnant, that would mean the 35-year-old was pregnant when she won the Australian Open in January. </p><p>Let that sink in.... <strong>she broke her own record of winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles while she was pregnant. </strong></p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/sports/tennis/serena-williams-pregnant-snapchat.html?_r=0">New York Times</a>, she has not played in a tournament since then. She is still on the entry list for the Madrid Open, a major clay-court tournament that begins on May 5.</p><p>Williams announced her engagement to fianceƩ, Alexis Ohanian, in December. They were engaged in Italy.</p><p><strong>*Update: A spokesperson for Williams has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/sports/tennis/serena-williams-pregnant-snapchat.html" target="_blank">confirmed </a>that she is pregnant. </strong></p><p>In a follow-up article posted by the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/sports/tennis/serena-williams-pregnant-snapchat.html" target="_blank"> New York times</a>, spokesperson, Bush Novak says, "Serena said that I should make sure if anyone asks that that is clear." Congratulations to Serena and her fianceƩ, Alexis!</p></div>

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