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Serena Williams has given birth

Tennis champ Serena Williams has given birth. She and her fiancé‚ Alexis Ohanian‚ welcomed their baby girl into the world on Friday‚ September 1.

An official statement had not yet been released at the time of publishing this article but international media have quoted sources confirming the athlete giving birth at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach‚ Florida.

Chris Shepherd on Twitter

NEW: Tennis star Serena Williams gives birth to a baby girl weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Mom and baby doing well.

Congratulatory messages have already been flooding in‚ including from some of her well-known pals like Beyoncé.

Instagram post by Beyoncé * Sep 1, 2017 at 8:24pm UTC

132.1k Likes, 1,867 Comments - Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Instagram

And‚ of course‚ the internet is ecstatic.

 

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