Serena Williams is pregnant, her publicist confirmed to The Guardian’s Bryan Armen Graham.
"I'm happy to confirm Serena is expecting a baby this fall," Williams' publicist tells the Guardian. https://t.co/Sr1T6tAebk
— Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) April 19, 2017
This comes after Williams, 35, posted a snapchat earlier Wednesday that said “20 weeks,” suggesting she is pregnant.
Serena's snap suggests that she won the Australian Open without dropping a set while pregnant. pic.twitter.com/ltPndJRJBq
— Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) April 19, 2017
That Snapchat was eventually deleted, and the Women’s Tennis Association said that it did not have any confirmation on whether she was actually pregnant, so until this confirmation, it was unclear.
Williams announced her engagement to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian in December. She is widely regarded as the most dominant tennis player of all-time. She’s so dominant that she apparently won the Australian Open in January, her 23rd Grand Slam title, while pregnant.
Williams will reportedly not play again in 2017:
MORE: Serena Williams will not play again in 2017 due to pregnancy, will return in 2018 – spokeswoman tells Reuters
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 19, 2017
But given what we’ve seen her do, she could probably win a Grand Slam at eight months.