Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian welcome baby girl

Serena Williams and fiance.
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On Friday, tennis superstar Serena Williams welcomed a baby girl with her fiancé, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the New York Daily News reports. "Mom and baby doing well," shared Chris Shepherd, a news producer for ABC affiliate WPBF-25, on Twitter.

Williams has shared photos and stories of her pregnancy on her social media accounts, although she accidentally announced her pregnancy in April on Snapchat by captioning a photo "20 weeks."

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