On 16 November 2017, Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian tied the knot at a fairytale wedding in New Orleans. However, amid all the fun, there were also serious responsibilities that the 23-time Grand Slam champion had to tackle as a new mom and a bride. But the tennis legend made a swift turn from handling a new mom’s struggles to a toddler to enjoy the best days of her life. 

During their wedding, their daughter was only two months old. She was born in September of the same year as their marriage.

How Serena Williams took time for her daughter as a bride

The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s wedding was a big affair. It was covered by a documentary team, who witnessed how she handled her newborn daughter and other family affairs. The HBO documentary, ‘Being Serena’ shed light on her struggle on the most important day of her life. The eyewitness who covered the tennis legend’s wedding also talked about how she managed to take her time out to breastfeed her newborn.

The eye witness expressed, “Serena was still breastfeeding, so in between spins around the dance floor and up on stage with New Edition during their surprise performance, she had to take time-outs to pump. She bounded in and out of the makeshift dressing room at the museum in her bedazzled Nike after-party sneakers to take care of business, never once complaining.”

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Not only that, for the 23-time Grand Slam champion, getting married after two months of facing post-pregnancy complications was a tough choice. But even after that, she breastfed her daughter and handled her wedding stress-free just like she aces her tennis matches.

Williams handled her post pregnancy complications without a hitch

The American tennis players suffered from postpartum difficulties shortly after giving birth. The 23-time Grand Slam champion’s pregnancy went without a hitch, but she experienced a near-death incident following a C-section.

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The former world number one started clotting blood just a day or two after giving birth, which made breathing difficult and her stitches burst out. She learned that she had an abdominal hematoma. As someone who knows her body better than anyone else, Serena pestered the medical staff to give her a CAT scan. It proved to be vital as the scan revealed that she had a blood clot in her lungs.

A major complication was avoided due to Serena’s attention to detail and assertiveness, traits that have also helped her to dominate in the professional circuit as well.