Serena Williams has another baby on the way.
The tennis superstar made the announcement of her second pregnancy on Instagram Monday ahead of the 2023 Met Gala.
“Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala,” Williams wrote for the caption of her post, which showed her and husband Alexis Ohanian posing ahead of the fashion affair.
Williams wore a structured black Gucci dress that hugged her hips and baby bump that was finished with a poof of white tulle at the bottom. The glam look had a cropped blazer and lots and lots of pearls.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion and Ohanian welcomed their first child, daughter Olympia, in 2017. Williams played tennis while pregnant and was vocal about her struggles after giving birth. She experienced tremendous pain and lost feeling in her legs. She required surgery to prevent blood clots from spreading.
“Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me,” she penned in April 2022. “… In the U.S., Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during or after childbirth than their white counterparts. Many of these deaths are considered by experts to be preventable.”
Despite the traumatic experience, Williams wanted a second child and discussed the desire to expand her family in an essay announcing her possible retirement in August.
“Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution,” she said. “I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”
Williams’ last tournament was the U.S. Open in September, where she lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round.
