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‘My beautiful angel’: Serena Williams welcomes second child

Tennis legend Serena Williams has shared some heartwarming news, as the 41-year-old icon announced an addition to her family.

Serena Williams has welcomed her second child.
Serena Williams has welcomed her second child.

Serena Williams’ second daughter is here.

Page Six reports the tennis legend announced that she gave birth to her second child — a girl named Adira River Ohanian — on TikTok Tuesday.

“Welcome my beautiful angel,” she captioned the video.

In the clip, which was set to the tune of Bazzi’s “Beautiful,” Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, were seen sitting at a table, embracing and sharing a kiss with each other before their firstborn, Olympia, jumped into her mum's arms.

After the athlete kissed her daughter on the forehead, Williams turned to her husband, seemingly saying, “I’ll be right back,” before going to grab their newest addition to the family, who was snugly wrapped in a baby blanket.

While Williams didn’t share the newborn’s name, her husband revealed it on his Instagram that same day.

Serena Williams has welcomed her second child. Photo: Instagram.
Serena Williams has welcomed her second child. Photo: Instagram.
Olympia now has a sister. Photo: Instagram.
Olympia now has a sister. Photo: Instagram.

“I’m grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama,” he wrote.

“Feeling grateful. @serenawilliams you’ve now given me another incomparable gift — you’re the GMOAT.”

Ohanian continued along with a photo of his eldest daughter meeting the newborn, “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.”

The entrepreneur concluded the note with a bible verse that read, “Your peace would have been like a river, your wellbeing like the waves of the sea.”

The Olympian shocked fans with her pregnancy in May by showing up to the Met Gala with her baby bump on display.

The 23-time grand slam champion is retired. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
The 23-time grand slam champion is retired. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
Williams with husband Alexis Ohanian. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Williams with husband Alexis Ohanian. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

“Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us,” Williams captioned Instagram photos of her and her husband’s epic red carpet appearance.

Later that same month, the athlete, 41, shared a video of her 5-year-old daughter Olympia’s reaction to the news.

“Are you kidding me?” the toddler asked her parents. “Oh my God, I’m so excited.”

Williams and Ohanian, 40, welcomed Olympia in September 2017 — and the new mum barely survived the emergency C-section.She “fought hard” to get nurses to listen to her fears and do a CAT scan, where a blood clot was discovered in Williams’ lungs.

Originally published as ‘My beautiful angel’: Serena Williams welcomes second child

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