Back in 2017, American tennis star Serena Williams gave birth to her baby daughter Olympia. In the same year, she tied the knot with the Reddit co-founder and boyfriend, Alexis Ohanian, as well.

Although the delivery of her baby went pretty well, the tennis legend had to endure a tough situation shortly after the procedure. In an interview with Vogue Magazine, Serena talked about having an emergency situation where she literally saved her own life.

Serena Williams talked about her torrid time after giving birth to Olympia

On September 1st, Serena Williams gave birth to baby daughter Olympia. After giving birth, both the mother and the baby appeared on the cover of the Vogue Magazine in the January edition in 2018.

During an interview with Vogue, she talked about feeling amazing after they placed Olympia in her hands. However, the next morning, Serena had a breathing issue, which could have been lethal for her. Fortunately, Serena knew her own body, and she knew exactly what sort of problem she was facing.

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It is worth noting that Serena had a history of blood clots, and she was off her daily anticoagulant regimen due to having a baby. Immediately, she walked out of her room and found a nurse and talked to her about a CT scan and IV heparin. However, the nurse did not get her, as she thought Serena was under some sort of painkillers.

Then, a doctor performed an ultrasound on her legs, which she was not very happy with, as she wanted a CT scan. She said, “I was like, a Doppler? I told you, I need a CT scan and a heparin drip.“

Eventually, the doctor took her to do a CT scan, where they indeed found some blood clots in her lungs. Then Serena said to the doctor, “I was like, listen to Dr. Williams!“

In the next 6 days, Serena had to face several issues with her body, which put her in a difficult position. Despite that, she fought through and brought her baby home safely.

Serena will have another baby in the future

In a recent essay written for Vogue Magazine, Serena detailed about having another baby as her daughter Olympia wants to become a big sister. Hence, Serena decided to retire from professional tennis after the US Open this year.

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Recently, Serena lost in the round of 32 at the National Bank Open to Belinda Bencic. After the match, she looked visibly emotional as she said goodbye to the Toronto crowd.

This week, she will play at the Cincinnati Masters, where she will face the defending US Open champion Emma Raducanu in her very first match, which could possibly be her last match before the US Open.

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