Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian welcome daughter

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian welcome daughter

PanARMENIAN.Net - Tennis legend Serena Williams and her fiancé, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, welcomed their first child into the world on Friday, September 1, according to reports.

Williams holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined amongst active players. Her record of 39 Grand Slam titles puts her third on the all-time list and second in the open era.

Ohanian is an Internet entrepreneur and investor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Chris Ohanian, an Armenian-American whose grandparents came to the US as refugees after the Armenian Genocide, and a German-born mother, Anke.

Chris Shepherd, a senior producer at West Palm Beach's WPBF first broke the news on Twitter, saying that Williams had given birth to a baby girl weighing 6 pounds and 13 ounces. Additionally, Laura Wagner of Deadspin tweeted that before her match at the U.S. Open, Venus Williams confirmed her sister had given birth to a baby girl.

Beyoncé even took to Instagram to congratulate her friend on the birth, Mashable says.

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