{"id":32739,"date":"2017-04-26T07:08:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T07:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32739"},"modified":"2017-04-26T07:08:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T07:08:42","slug":"serena-thanks-unborn-baby-after-returning-to-world-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=32739","title":{"rendered":"Serena thanks unborn baby after returning to world number one"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2016 U.S. Open – Day 6 Serena Williams of the United States hits balls in to the crowd after her victory against Johanna Larsson of Sweden in the Women's Singles round three match on Arthur Ashe Stadium on day six of the 2016 US Open Tennis Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2016 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Tim Clayton\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Williams set off a day of frenzied speculation last Wednesday with a selfie posted on social media – posing for a photo in a yellow one-piece swimsuit on Snapchat – with the caption “20 weeks”.<\/h2>\n
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Serena Williams returned to the top of the WTA world rankings on Monday and immediately shared the news with her unborn baby.<\/p>\n

The American, who is skipping the rest of the year after announcing last week that she was pregnant, took to social media to offer her first public thoughts on impending motherhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Dearest Baby, You gave me the strength I didn\u2019t know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace,\u201d the 35-year-old who owns 23 grand slam titles, said on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to meet you. I can\u2019t wait for you to join the players box next year,\u201d she continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut most importantly, I am so happy to share being number one in the world with you\u2026 once again today. From the world\u2019s oldest number one to the world\u2019s youngest number one. \u2013 Your Mommy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams set off a day of frenzied speculation last Wednesday with a selfie posted on social media \u2014 posing for a photo in a yellow one-piece swimsuit on Snapchat \u2014 with the caption \u201c20 weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n

She deleted the post shortly afterwards but her Los Angeles-based publicist Kelly Bush Novak later confirmed that the player, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was indeed expecting her first child.<\/p>\n

It seems likely she was several weeks pregnant when she won this year\u2019s Australian Open to move to within one grand slam title of matching Australian Margaret Court\u2019s record of 24.<\/p>\n

Her message on Monday appears to underline her resolve to return to action next year.<\/p>\n

Despite not having played since January when she moved ahead of Steffi Graf as the most successful tennis player in the professional era by beating sister Venus in the Australian Open final, she replaced Germany\u2019s Angelique Kerber as world number one in the rankings on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Williams set off a day of frenzied speculation last Wednesday with a selfie posted on social media – posing for a photo in a yellow one-piece swimsuit on Snapchat – with the caption “20 weeks”. Serena Williams returned to the top of the WTA world rankings on Monday and immediately shared the news with her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n