Current:Home > MySerena Williams welcomes second daughter, Adira River, with husband Alexis Ohanian -Wealthify
Serena Williams welcomes second daughter, Adira River, with husband Alexis Ohanian
View
Date:2025-04-16 23:06:27
Serena Williams now has enough children to form a doubles team.
The tennis superstar announced she has given birth to her second daughter in a TikTok video published Tuesday. Her husband, entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, also shared the news on X, divulging the newborn's name is Adira River.
In the clip, Ohanian sits at a table with a computer. Williams and their oldest daughter, Olympia, join him and sit on a bench before Williams, wearing a bright pink hoodie dress, points her finger to ask Ohanian to wait one second. She gets up and walks away gingerly before returning with the bundle of joy wrapped in a printed blanket.
"Welcome my beautiful angel," Williams captioned the post.
Ohanian praised Williams in his own post and shared the excitement the family is experiencing at welcoming a new member.
"I'm grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama. Feeling grateful," he said with photos of the happy family. "@serenawilliams you've now given me another incomparable gift — you're the GMOAT. Thanks to all the amazing medical staff who took care of my wife & our daughter I'll never forget the moment I introduced @olympiaohanian to her baby sister."
Williams and Ohanian revealed her pregnancy this spring at the Met Gala, where the 23-time Grand Slam champion wore a figure-fitting black dress and lots of pearls to show off her baby bump.
They found out they were having another girl with an elaborate gender reveal that included a drone show.
The couple welcomed Olympia in 2017 when Williams was still playing tennis. She had health problems after giving birth, which led to what she called a "life or death" situation. She used the moment to advocate for better care for pregnant women of color, who are at higher risk of death from preventable pregnancy complications.
Williams retired from tennis a year ago after the U.S. Open.
veryGood! (5228)
Related
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- Anna Hall gets 'chills' thinking about following in Jackie Joyner-Kersee's footsteps
- ‘The Blind Side’ story of Michael Oher is forever tainted – whatever version you believe
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting chief steps down in latest shakeup at news outlet
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- The Federal Bureau of Reclamation Announces Reduced Water Cuts for Colorado River States
- The problem with treating Bama Rush TikTokers like famous reality stars
- California aims to introduce more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish as planet heats up
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to remove roadblocks set up by Wisconsin tribe
Ranking
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- You can now visit a rare snake that has 2 heads, 2 brains and 1 uncoordinated body at a Texas zoo
- Video: Rep. Ronny Jackson, former Trump physician, seen scuffling at rodeo with Texas cops
- Inside Jennifer Lawrence's New Life as a Mom
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- These 7 Las Vegas resorts had bedbugs over the last 18 months
- From Vine to Friendster, a look back on defunct social networking sites we wish still existed
- Former Olympic Swimmer Helen Smart Dead at 43
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Group behind Montana youth climate lawsuit has lawsuits in 3 other state courts: What to know
The Federal Bureau of Reclamation Announces Reduced Water Cuts for Colorado River States
Nearly a week after Maui wildfire, islanders survey the aftermath and look ahead to long recovery
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
Massive explosion at gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 30, injures scores more
As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but many remain lost.
OK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all