Alexis Ohanian has struck gold in marrying, and starting a family with, tennis champ Serena Williams. But so has Serena, who has the best support one could wish for from her Reddit co-founder husband.
The day after Serena Williams lost the Wimbledon final to Angelique Kerber last Saturday, Ohanian shared an emotional Instagram post in support of his incredibly resilient wife, who nearly lost her life when complications arose after giving birth to their daughter, Olympia, last year.
He wrote, “Days after our baby girl was born, I kissed my wife goodbye before surgery and neither of us knew if she would be coming back. We just wanted her to survive – 10 months later, she's in the #Wimbledon final.”
“Congratulations, @angie.kerber,” Ohanian added. “@serenawilliams will be holding a trophy again soon – she's got the greatest one waiting at home for her. Our family knows she'll win many more trophies, too. She's just getting started. And I couldn't be more proud.”
Soon after welcoming her first child into the world, the tennis star revealed that she experienced life-threatening complications, when blood clots formed in her lungs after undergoing an emergency C-section. She underwent a series of serious operations in the aftermath, and wound up bed-ridden for six weeks after giving birth.
Earlier in the Wimbledon tournament, Williams admitted that even walking to the post box was a challenge for her nine months ago – so it really is only a matter of time until she’s up there on the winners box.