Tennis star Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl on Friday.
News of the birth came just before her sister Venus Williams advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
Serena and her partner, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have yet to confirm the birth but Serena鈥檚 coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, tweeted: 鈥淚 am so happy for you and I feel your emotion.鈥�
He added: 鈥淏tw鈥� I wish you a speedy recovery 鈥� we have a lot of work ahead of us.鈥�
Celebrities and sports stars have already started giving their congratulations.
Congrats Serena!!! So much joy for you!!!
鈥� Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal)
Congratulations to my girl & Alex Ohanian on your new baby girl! So happy for you guys! 鉂わ笍
鈥� Ciara (@ciara)
So excited for you & ! Can't wait to see you, hold your little girl and squeeze her tiny fingers + toes. ����
鈥� Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing)
You Reddit here first! Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian had their baby. Congratulations!
鈥� Wendy Williams (@WendyWilliams)
With files from The Associated Press
