--- title: Serena Williams Reveals Pregnancy With Snapchat Photo description: Serena Williams took to her personal Snapchat account to reveal that she and fiancé Alexis Ohanian are expecting their first baby. canonical: https://time.com/4746545/serena-williams-announces-pregnancy-snapchat/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-19T16:10:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:29.706Z og:title: Serena Williams Is Expecting Her First Baby with Fiancé Alexis Ohanian og:description: '20 weeks' og:url: https://time.com/4746545/serena-williams-announces-pregnancy-snapchat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ffe9f03a6d098c4/6988c38dab6d7747ad6adb3b/serena-williams-pregnant-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2017 Australian Open - Day 13 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Serena Williams Is Expecting Her First Baby with Fiancé Alexis Ohanian twitter:description: '20 weeks' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ffe9f03a6d098c4/6988c38dab6d7747ad6adb3b/serena-williams-pregnant-photo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Serena Williams Is Expecting Her First Baby With Fiancé Alexis Ohanian  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 19, 2017 4:10 PM UTC  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles Final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles Final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)Scott Barbour—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 19, 2017 4:10 PM UTC _Updated: April 20_ After[ clinching a seventh, historic Australian Open title](http://time.com/4652572/serena-williams-win-australian-open-final/) this January, [Serena Williams](http://time.com/4639659/serena-williams-makes-reporter-apologize/) is now adding another title to her already-impressive list of achievements: mother. One of the greatest tennis players of all time took to her personal Snapchat account to reveal that she is currently pregnant with her first child. In the snap, she showed off a tiny bump while sporting a swimsuit, and added the simple caption, “20 weeks.” This will be the first baby for the 23-time Grand Slam champion and her fiancé, Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian; [Williams and Ohanian got engaged this past December in Italy](http://time.com/4625797/serena-williams-engagement-ring-reddit/). See Williams’ Snapchat reveal below. 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