Serena Williams Gives Birth To First Child After Serious Complications

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Tennis ace Serena Williams and her Reddit co-founder fiance Alexis Ohanian are heading home after welcoming a baby girl.

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The couple introduced their new daughter on Instagram with Serena explaining they were finally leaving hospital after almost a week-long stay, due to complications with the birth.

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Their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, who was born on 1st September, even gets to share the same name as her famous father.

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As well as Alexis’ first public photo and her name reveal, Serena also made a montage of memorable moments leading up to the birth – starting with her first ultrasound, before revealing the couple were going home with their daughter.

On her Instagram story, Serena said:

So we’re leaving the hospital after six, seven days.

It’s been a long time, but we had a lot of complications, but look who we got — we got a baby girl!

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The couple decided not to find out whether they were having a boy or girl, leaving it as a surprise, but they both said they felt they were having a girl.

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Congratulations guys! No doubt a superstar in the making!

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