Serena is Pregnant!

[PDJ]

I'm not surprised at all. Will she be the Clijster-post-pregnant 2.0?

Clijsters won 3 majors after giving birth. That's going to be tough to beat pushing 40.

 

[NewOrder]

People acting like she won the AO while 6 months pregnant. It was like 6-7 weeks.

Exactly. Early pregnancy can actually improve athletic performance, as cardiovascular and haematologic changes to accommodate this new physiological state mimic blood doping.

 

[tennisaddict]

Clijsters won 3 majors after giving birth. That's going to be tough to beat pushing 40.

Knowing everything Serena has done after age 30 ( double digit slams ?) nothing would surprise me .

 

[PDJ]

Knowing everything Serena has done after age 30 ( double digit slams ?) nothing would surprise me .

True. Plus Serena wouldn't face a Serena as Clijsters had to.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

If Serena doesn't play again, then she left on a real high, breaking the Slam record and getting the #1 ranking back. A Sampras-like finish. Well done WTA GOAT and all the best in the future.

The Witch is off the throne, long live Serena!

 

[Djokovic2011]

Congrats to Serena. Now she can start a new life by raising a happy family and a devoted mother. She had a great tennis career and doesn't have to prove anymore since she's the second greatest tennis player of all time.

Hahaha, I thought your post was too good to be true up until the last part

 

[KINGROGER]

Looks possible that she won't win any majors, meaning she would remain behind Court for female GOAT, and remains tied with Graf (Graf's golden slam outranking the extra singles slam).

Court is not even in the discussion (almost half of her majors were Australian Open's and before the Open Era). And frankly neither Evert nor Navratilova are in the discussion anymore since Serena has passed both of them 4 majors ago. The only real contender's for GOAT are Graf and Williams. And since Williams has surpassed Graf in majors, that seems to be fairly definitive.

Court is the GOAT with 24 majors + CYGS.
Graf is co-GOAT with 22 open era majors + golden slam.
Serena has 23 but the golden slam achievement puts Graf above her. Just as it puts Laver above the likes of Emerson.

 

[Chadillac]

Its going to take a couple more months for it to be noticable

 

[tennisaddict]

People acting like she won the AO while 6 months pregnant. It was like 6-7 weeks.

While it may not have been a physical constraint , the mental burden would have been HUGE !

It appears they knew she was pregnant then

 

[Nostradamus]

So Serena will be out for rest of the year then. then who would win the remaining 3 majors ???

 

[heftylefty]

Whether Serena decides to pull a Kim Clijster or not; she had an incredible run.

 

[norcal]

Props to Serena!

Nalbandian was never able to win a slam while eating for two!

 

[PDJ]

The Witch is off the throne, long live Serena!

What does that mean?

 

[1HBH-DownTheLine]

So Serena will be out for rest of the year then. then who would win the remaining 3 majors ???

these are the current top 3 that could win the remaining slams:

kerber, pliskova or wozniacki

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

What does that mean?

I call Graf the Witch.

 

[Steve0904]

Congrats to her if true.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

She won AO 17 being pregnant ? LMFAO.

I don't believe Serena needs to take any breaks. She can just play next 3 majors being pregnant.

That's sad in a hilarious way.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

If the baby is a girl, I'm sure you'll be pulling for the happy parents to name her Angie!

#IfTheCrickDon'tRise

Thankfully she doesn't poast here anymore. One of the more annoying poasters, probably on the same level as Octobrina10.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Everyone else in WTA right now

I can hear this in all the WTA locker rooms!

 

[PDJ]

I call Graf the Witch.

Harsh. But I must admit that when I heard Serena won't be around for quite a while I also thought of a song with "Witch" in the title.

 

[PDJ]

Thankfully she doesn't poast here anymore. One of the more annoying poasters, probably on the same level as Octobrina10.

She can't. She's #banned.
Even #the sonofGod ain't bringing her back
Praise Be.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Harsh. But I must admit that when I heard Serena won't be around for quite a while I also thought of a song with "Witch" in the title.

 

[Tennisanity]

Is the father, the reddit guy?

 

[Big_Dangerous]

She can't. She's #banned.
Even #the sonofGod ain't bringing her back
Praise Be.

Too many hash browns got her axed.

 

[PDJ]

Close.....

From a classic film..... One of THEE classics..

 

[MatsPhilander]

20 weeks pregnant??? WTF???

Not a good idea, players could body serve at her gut.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Close.....

From a classic film..... One of THEE classics..

Well it can't be any worse than Desperado!

 

[kishnabe]

She will come back and break Courts Record..

 

[heftylefty]

So Serena will be out for rest of the year then. then who would win the remaining 3 majors ???

Venus might have one more SW19 in her. That would be awesome!

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Upon hearing the news at a practice session...

And upon hearing that Serena is still going to play RG and Wimbledon:

 

[TMF]

Hahaha, I thought your post was too good to be true up until the last part

My post is a compliment for Serena's success. Have you congrats Serena yet? Oh wait

 

[Big_Dangerous]

And upon hearing that Serena is still going to play RG and Wimbledon:

The French crowd never liked her anyway.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Congratulations.

 

[Noelan]

so many bad jokes as always

If true all the best to Serena , being a mother is one of the most beautiful things in life.

 

[Service Ace]

Looks possible that she won't win any majors, meaning she would remain behind Court for female GOAT, and remains tied with Graf (Graf's golden slam outranking the extra singles slam).




Court is the GOAT with 24 majors + CYGS.
Graf is co-GOAT with 22 open era majors + golden slam.
Serena has 23 but the golden slam achievement puts Graf above her. Just as it puts Laver above the likes of Emerson.

Right. The same way Nadal is the Co-GOAT because the H2H advantage makes up for being 4 slams behind Federer.

The mental gymnastics some people will go through to justify their petty biases...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

What lovely news to wake up to I'm very happy for her and her fiancé.
What an exceptional story she's had.

I'll be very sad if it turns out this is the end of her career but what a way to go out if it is.

 

[jm1980]

Hours later and still no confirmation from Serena?

 

[PDJ]

What lovely news to wake up to I'm very happy for her and her fiancé.
What an exceptional story she's had.

I'll be very sad if it turns out this is the end of her career but what a way to go out if it is.

There appears to be mixed messages: is she playing RG & Wimbledon?

 

[PDJ]

Hours later and still no confirmation from Serena?

It's not as if she likes the drama........

 

[Aussie Darcy]

There appears to be mixed messages: is she playing RG & Wimbledon?

I believe they're just lame jokes by idiots on here trying to joke about the WTA's depth.

 

[KINGROGER]

Right. The same way Nadal is the Co-GOAT because the H2H advantage makes up for being 4 slams behind Federer.

The mental gymnastics some people will go through to justify their petty biases...

H2H is only a tiebreaker if GS, weeks at number 1, slam distribution, YE#1 is all even.

Golden slam in 1988 outranks Serena's 1 extra slam. Also 24>23.

Same way Laver > Emerson despite 1 less slam.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Photo shared on social media shows her at 20 weeks with Reddit co-founder Alex Ohanian’s child (presumably - unless 20 weeks means something else here which I doubt).

All tabloid links for references though, but still. Very happy for her if true!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4425640/Serena-Williams-pregnant.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tenni...als-shes-pregnant-10256581?service=responsive
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/tenn...chat-20-weeks-reddit-co-founder-alex-ohanian/
https://www.si.com/tennis/2017/04/19/serena-williams-pregnant-announcement-snapchat-alexis-ohanion

Serena took down the Snapchat photo. Real or fake news? The only other way to take that photo is Serena has been on a diet for 20 weeks... and she is showing off the results.

 

[citybert]

Exactly. Early pregnancy can actually improve athletic performance, as cardiovascular and haematologic changes to accommodate this new physiological state mimic blood doping.

So that is the new doping frontier Get pregnant for the slams? Altho it is too easy to detect woth urine test

 

[noobforehand20]

so she won australia being pregnant, let that just sink in

 

[Chadillac]

While it may not have been a physical constraint , the mental burden would have been HUGE !

It appears they knew she was pregnant then

The lengths she will go for a tue. Which ped are you allowed to take if your pregnant according to wada?

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

First woman in history winning a slam being pregnant?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Serena took down the Snapchat photo. Real or fake news? The only other way to take that photo is Serena has been on a diet for 20 weeks... and she is showing off the results.

Just saw that Wozniacki liked a teeet congratulating Serena on her pregnancy.

Caroline is arguably Serena's closest friend so I can't see her not knowing the news. Can't see Serena not being pregnant, a statement would've been issued ASAP.

 

[pame]

First woman in history winning a slam being pregnant?

Don't think so. Didn't Margaret Court win a slam while pregnant?

 

[PDJ]

First woman in history winning a slam being pregnant?

Not sure? Court lost Wimbledon Final whilst pregnant.

 

[killerboi2]

Career over. Isn't she like 35 or something? Surely the WTA can't be this bad and let Serena win a slam after the pregency lmao. Not that I watch WTA but I feel sorry for the people that do.