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Days After Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian’s ‘Girl Dad’ Hope, Pregnant Ashleigh Barty Reveals Firm Decision Over Her Unborn Child With Golfer Husband

Published 05/16/2023, 12:20 PM EDT

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A lot of joyous news is surrounding the tennis circuit. The American tennis legend, Serena Williams, is expecting her second child with her husband Alexis Ohanian. Ashleigh Barty, and her golfer husband Garry Kissick, are preparing to become a mother for the first time this year. Around close times, both WTA stars will embrace motherhood. However, despite their similarities as mothers, there is one area where the two couples are very different.

Meanwhile, the spouse of the American tennis legend is rather forthright in his speculations about the gender of their second kid. The three-time Grand Slam winner, on the other hand, has steadfastly refrained from revealing the gender of her unborn child.

Serena Williams and Ash Barty’s differences on gender reveal thoughts 

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A few days ago, the 23-time Grand Slam champion and her husband revealed the amazing pregnancy news to their fans. Following that, the Reddit co-founder, already a father of a 5-year-old daughter, made a revelation that he feels that their second child would be a baby girl. Ohanian, in an interview with CNN, gave his prediction. He said, “I’m convinced I’m gonna be a girl dad.” 

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On the other hand, the 27-year-old tennis star will embrace parenthood with her golfer husband. In a recent conversation with Sunrise’s Mark Beretta, Ashleigh Barty raised eyebrows when asked about the gender of her unborn baby. When the host asked whether she knew the gender of the baby, the three-time Grand Slam champion was quite straightforward with her one-word reply. She directly said, “No,” making no predictions or speculations about the gender of her first child.

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Both the tennis players who retired last year are not too focused on the gender of their babies. They are both loving their pregnancies and are prepared to be wonderful mothers.

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Not only that, but the two of them picked different and distinct methods of announcing their pregnancy.

They even announced their pregnancies in a different way

After competing on the tennis circuit, both tennis stars are ready to take on new responsibilities in their personal lives. And to spread the good news, they both adopted somewhat dissimilar but similar approaches. Two weeks ago, the 23-time Grand Slam winner made waves when she revealed her pregnancy in the most unusual way. She and her husband walked the red carpet at the Met Gala, where she announced her pregnancy while flashing her baby bump.

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The three-time Grand Slam champion, on the other hand, posted a picture of her Border Collie next to a pair of baby shoes on her Instagram account. And her surprise news brought a ray of joy in the tennis world. Tennis fans would nevertheless be eager to meet the new one, who may rule the courts just like their amazing mothers one day.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. Being a sports enthusiast, she has been following varied sports like tennis, cricket and Esports from her childhood.
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