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“Proud to See You Shine”: Alexis Ohanian Lauds Wife Serena Williams for Receiving Another Special Honor

Published 12/16/2020, 5:00 AM EST

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Tennis legend Serena Williams has evolved through many stages of life. Williams has experienced success in the various endeavors she continues to engage herself in. Along with tennis, Serena has involved herself in activities outside the tennis court too.

Be it launching her own fashion line, living through motherhood, or thrilling fans with some exceptional tennis, Serena has done it all. In Fall 2019, Williams launched the first collection of her sustainable clothing line, S by Serena. Back in 2015, Williams was the Chief Sporting Officer at Aston Martin. She is also on the Board of Directors at Survey Monkey. 

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Serena Williams has the perfect balance in life

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In 2017, the former grand slam champion gave birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia. Earlier that year, she had even won the Australian Open while she was pregnant. Recently, the 23-time grand slam winner headlined the Fast Company Most Productive People List. She received this honor due to her ability to find a balance in her life. She uses the Toggle app and this in part adds to her ability to multitask with regard to handling her child, the business, and being at the top of her game on the tennis court.

Williams stated, “It’s [the Toggle app] is really good for me because at the end of the day I can say how much time I spent on each area of her life and how it adds up. I want my percentage with my daughter to be a lot.”

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Her husband, Alexis Ohanian, felt really proud of his wife for making it to Fast Company’s Most Productive People List and put up a Twitter post that said, Another one! Proud to see you shine in everything you do Serena Williams.”

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Serena married the Reddit co-founder in November back in 2017, and they had announced their engagement in December 2016. Prior to their engagement, Ohanian first proposed to Williams early in December in Rome. 

Williams has been out of tennis action since she pulled out of her 2nd round match at Roland Garros this year. The 39-year-old will be seen in Melbourne next year for the Australian Open 2021. 

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Rohan Kollare is a tennis author for EssentiallySports. Rohan has a post-graduate diploma in Sports Management and a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering tennis and Formula One.
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