Tennis Champion Serena Williams has announced she will miss the remainder of the tennis season because she is expecting her first child later this year.

A spokeswoman for Williams issued a statement to the media saying Serena is pregnant.

The 35-year-old Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open in January – a little less than 12 weeks ago.

She has not competed since, citing a knee injury when withdrawing from tournaments at Indian Wells, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida.

Williams announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of social media outlet Reddit, last December.
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