Serena Williams Says She Accidentally Announced Her Pregnancy

Last week, Serena Williams announced that she's 20 weeks pregnant on SnapChat shocking fans. Turns out she did it by accident. Speaking to Gayle King during a session on TED Talk, Serena admits,



"Well, actually it was an accident. I was on vacation just taking some time for myself and I have this thing where I've been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I'm going. I didn't tell a lot of people to be quite honest and I'd been saving it. And you know how social media is when you press the wrong button…and…
"My phone doesn’t ring that much, and thirty minutes later, I’d missed four calls. So I picked it up and realised, ‘Oh no.'”"

Williams, 35, told how she found out about her pregnancy two week before the Australian Open, which she won in January.

The star said: "Pregnant or not, no one knew. Every tournament where I show up, I’m expected to win. If I don’t win, it’s actually bigger news.”

Williams went on to say that she "definitely" plans to return to tennis after the birth of her first child, due to be born in the autumn.

She added: "This is just a new part of my life. My baby is going to be in the stands, hopefully cheering for me and not crying too much."