Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian proudly showcases daughter Olympia’s sketches
Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently shared a video of a drawing done by their daughter Olympia. Ohanian also professed his love for her with a heartfelt caption.
Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. was born on September 1, 2017 to 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The couple has never shied away from sharing their daughter’s life on the internet.
Olympia has been a social media superstar since her birth, and even has 651k followers on Instagram. Williams and her husband have also frequently shared Olympia’s picture on their own social media handles, in turn getting a lot of love from fans around the world.
“I love drawing with this kid,” Alexis wrote in a recent Instagram post.
"This evening's drawing class,” shared the proud father with the world.
Serena Williams nearly lost her life while giving birth to Olympia
In a personal essay written for ELLE, Serena Williams opened up about her difficult pregnancy, child-birth and motherhood experiences.
The essay, titled 'How Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life', details the emotional details of Williams' pregnancy journey. The American revealed that the pregnancy was unplanned and that she found out about it just two days before the 2017 Australian Open.
“When I discovered I was pregnant two days before the 2017 Australian Open, my body had already changed. Of course, being pregnant didn’t mean I couldn’t play tennis. I was planning to compete for eight weeks,” Serena wrote.
Williams named her daughter Olympia as a tribute to the fact that she won the 2017 Australian Open while being pregnant with her. The 41-year-old said she wasn’t sure how she would fare at the Major while carrying a baby.
“I wasn’t sure how the tournament was going to go; during training, I was getting more and more tired between points. And I was determined to play fast and hard before the Melbourne hear hit me. One on seven games, all in direct sets,” she wrote.
The former World No. 1 also opened up about her life-threatening pregnancy and child-birth, which almost took her life. Serena revealed that had to go through four surgeries during Olympia Ohanian’s birth.
“I was scared. Giving birth to my baby was a test for his loud I and how often I would have call out before I was finally heard,” said the American tennis superstar.