The perfect pair! Serena Williams welcomed her and Alexis Ohanian’s daughter, Olympia, in September 2017 — and the little one is her mini-me.
While she loves sharing her moments with the toddler, the professional tennis player wrote via Instagram in February 2020 that “working and being a mom is not easy.”
The athlete explained at the time: “I am often exhausted, stressed, and then I go play a professional tennis match. We keep going. I am so proud and inspired by the women who do it day in and day out. I’m proud to be this baby’s mama @olympiaohanian.”
That same month, the Michigan native told Anna Wintour about being privileged enough to spend more time with her daughter than the typical working mom.
“I’m at a loss for words when I think of women who work day in and day out, providing for their families, when I know how hard it is for me to leave my daughter,” the My Life: Queen of the Court author said. “I never felt that way until I became a mom. I think women need to be recognized.”
The athletic apparel designer added that her “heroes have changed” since parenthood, explaining, “My heroes are moms because women are superheroes. To have a baby and then have to go to work two or three weeks later or work a nine to five. … I’m fortunate to not have to do that.”
When it comes to raising Olympia, Williams models her parenting tactics after her own mother’s. “I feel like all those lessons [my mom, Oracene Price], taught me about being so strong, of proud of who I am, of being able to look anyone in the face and have confidence and speak with so much confidence is something that I really have been able to embrace,” the Olympian said during a June 2017 event. “And I would love to teach my kid that.”
Williams announced in September 2022 that she intended to retire from her professional tennis career to focus on other endeavors and her family.
“The fact is that nothing is a sacrifice for me when it comes to Olympia,” she told Vogue that month. “It all just makes sense. I want to teach her how to tie her shoes, how to read, where babies come from, and about God. Just like my mom taught me. As she grows, it’s something different every month.”
Keep scrolling to see the 23-time Grand Slam winner bonding with her daughter over the years, from walking a runway to playing tennis.
The perfect pair! Serena Williams welcomed her and Alexis Ohanian’s daughter, Olympia, in September 2017 — and the little one is her mini-me.
While she loves sharing her moments with the toddler, the professional tennis player wrote via Instagram in February 2020 that “working and being a mom is not easy.”
The athlete explained at the time: “I am often exhausted, stressed, and then I go play a professional tennis match. We keep going. I am so proud and inspired by the women who do it day in and day out. I’m proud to be this baby’s mama @olympiaohanian.”
That same month, the Michigan native told Anna Wintour about being privileged enough to spend more time with her daughter than the typical working mom.
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“I’m at a loss for words when I think of women who work day in and day out, providing for their families, when I know how hard it is for me to leave my daughter,” the My Life: Queen of the Court author said. “I never felt that way until I became a mom. I think women need to be recognized.”
The athletic apparel designer added that her “heroes have changed” since parenthood, explaining, “My heroes are moms because women are superheroes. To have a baby and then have to go to work two or three weeks later or work a nine to five. … I’m fortunate to not have to do that.”
When it comes to raising Olympia, Williams models her parenting tactics after her own mother’s. “I feel like all those lessons [my mom, Oracene Price], taught me about being so strong, of proud of who I am, of being able to look anyone in the face and have confidence and speak with so much confidence is something that I really have been able to embrace,” the Olympian said during a June 2017 event. “And I would love to teach my kid that.”
Williams announced in September 2022 that she intended to retire from her professional tennis career to focus on other endeavors and her family.
“The fact is that nothing is a sacrifice for me when it comes to Olympia,” she told Vogue that month. “It all just makes sense. I want to teach her how to tie her shoes, how to read, where babies come from, and about God. Just like my mom taught me. As she grows, it’s something different every month.”
Keep scrolling to see the 23-time Grand Slam winner bonding with her daughter over the years, from walking a runway to playing tennis.
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Tough Competition
Williams took to Instagram to post a hilarious photo of her daughter flexing her muscles before a soccer game in December 2022. In the sweet snap, Olympia donned an Angel City Football Club jersey, black knee-high socks and yellow soccer cleats.
A second photo, which the athlete reposted via her Instagram Stories, showed the little one with her hands up while running at the camera. “Beast mode,” Williams captioned the adorable image.
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Supporting Mama
As Williams played her final games ahead of her retirement at the 2022 U.S. Open, Olympia was seen cheering on her mom from the sidelines, even proudly taking photos of her mother. She posed with both of her parents and aunt Isha Price ahead of an August match.
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Family Trip
“Just the 3 of us,” Williams captioned Instagram photos of the trio posing for the camera in Greece in July 2022.
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Gaming Girls
Williams snapped a selfie while at an arcade with her daughter in March 2022.
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Tie-Dye Time
“Have you ever wished you could be a child forever?” Williams captioned January 2022 Instagram selfies with her daughter.
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Red Carpet
Williams and Ohanian brought their daughter to the King Richard premiere in November 2021.
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Dressing Up
Williams and her “little big girl” posed with Ohanian in September 2021.
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Party of Three
“I could not pick just one pic to encapsulate our love for one another,” Williams captioned a September 2021 Instagram slideshow with her husband and daughter.
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Music With Mom
“I teach her tennis, she teaches me piano,” Williams wrote alongside a heartwarming TikTok with Olympia in September 2021.
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Matching Mom
“My two girls,” Ohanian commented on a July 2021 Instagram photo of his wife and daughter twinning.
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Dancing Queens
Willams and her daughter danced to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body” in March 2021, writing, “How we feel about these Grammy wins! Congratulations!”
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Taking a Swing
“Turn, back, reach, head, follow through,” the athlete captioned a January 2021 Instagram photo of herself watching Olympia play tennis.
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Perfect Pair
“Office mommy and me vibes,” Williams captioned a December 2020 Instagram selfie with her toddler.
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Tennis Trial
The toddler adorably played tennis while her mom watched in October 2020.
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Wearing White
The athlete and her toddler matched in white capes during an October 2020 beach trip.
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Twinning
“She’s got my back already,” Williams captioned a sweet shot in September 2020. “And I’ll always have hers.”
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Like Mother, Like Daughter
“History in the making,” Williams captioned an April 2019 video of her little one playing with a tennis racket.
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Bonding Over Braids
She braided her toddler’s hair in June 2019, writing, “Braiding started in Africa with the Himba people of Namibia. We have been braiding our hair for centuries. In many African tribes braided hairstyles were a unique way to identify each tribe. … It began with the elders braiding their children, then the children would watch and learn from them. The tradition of bonding was carried on for generations, and quickly made its way across the world. I am honored to share this bonding experience with my own daughter and add another generation of historic traditions.”
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Courtside Cutie
Olympia cheered on her mom at the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina, in February 2018.
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So Sweet
“Baby girl, I won’t mind if you play tennis badly. I won’t mind if you choose to never pick up a racket,” the tennis star said in a November 2017 Gatorade commercial. “But I beg you, in this game of life, please keep playing no matter what.”
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Welcome to the World
Williams shared a hospital pic with Ohanian, calling their newborn her “greatest accomplishment.”
