On Wednesday, news broke that Serena Williams—otherwise known as the one of the world’s greatest athletes—is 20 weeks pregnant.
Naturally, the internet was in a frenzy about the exciting and unexpected announcement; marveling at the idea that the 23-time Grand Slam winner was, impressively, pregnant during January’s Australian Open when she won yet another title. This will be her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. Williams and Ohanian got engaged this past December in Italy.
Twitter had many feelings upon discovering this life update, including predictions for her baby’s future success:
See a photo of the announcement below.
TIME confirmed that Serena Williams is expecting a baby in the fall.
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