Serena thanks unborn baby after returning to world number one


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 24 Apr 2017

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - 25/1/17 Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her Women's singles quarter-final match against Britain's Johanna Konta. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Serena Williams returned to the top of the WTA world rankings on Monday and immediately shared the news with her unborn baby.

The American, who is skipping the rest of the year after announcing last week that she was pregnant, took to social media to offer her first public thoughts on impending motherhood.

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