Pregnant Serena Williams reveals her belly care routine

Serena Williams, 41, shared how she’s taking care of her belly during her second pregnancy, in a new YouTube video that was posted on July 15. The tennis champion, who is expecting her second child with her husband Alexis Ohanian, showed off her bare baby bump as she talked about the skincare products she’s been using to keep her stomach area stretchable and free from “stretch marks,” in the clip.

She was joined by her adorable daughter Olympia, 5, and the tot shouted, “Action!” at the beginning of the video, proudly serving as her mom’s director, before she started getting into her routine.

Serena, who also included a preview video on Instagram, wore a black sports bra and matching shorts under a black and white patterned silk robe as she described how she takes care of her growing stomach. Olympia rocked a white dress with multicolored butterflies and appeared excited to be a part of the video. “I thought it would be really good for me to show you what I use on my belly,” Serena said at the beginning of the clip.

She proceeded to talk about the variety of oils she uses every day and how she didn’t use as many products when she was pregnant with Olympia. At the end of the video she cheekily said, “Maybe you wanted to know. Maybe you didn’t want to know. Maybe that was TMI.”

Serena’s latest video comes after she first announced she was pregnant with her epic appearance at the 2023 Met Gala earlier this year. The beauty showed up to the star-studded fashion event in a black bedazzled dress that included a white bottom. She accessorized with a pearl necklace that had multiple strands as well as a pearl headpiece as her hair was pulled up in a high bun.

Serena’s second pregnancy, which was revealed after she announced her retirement from competitive tennis last year, has kept her away from the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. She was invited to the event as a spectator but wasn’t able to travel. “She’s pregnant, so understandably couldn’t travel,” All England Club chairman Sally Bolton told AP News on Monday, July 3. “(We) of course wish her lots of luck with the remainder of her pregnancy and we hope maybe we might see her next year.”.

Serena Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two

Serena Williams of the U.S. acknowledges the crowd after winning her second-round match against Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit. Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams turned back the clock on Wednesday to stun world number two Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 and move into the third round of the U.S. Open, putting her retirement plans on pause.

Defeat has always been hard to swallow for the fiercely competitive Williams and the 40-year-old American’s relentless will to win was on full display during an absorbing two-hour 27 minute contest of unexpected high quality, breathless intensity and drama.

Williams had signalled her intention to retire earlier this month, saying she was “evolving away from tennis”, but never confirmed the U.S. Open as her final event.

Any farewell has now been put on hold with Williams due back on centre court on Thursday for a doubles match with older sister Venus, followed by a third round clash on Friday with Australian Ajla Tomljanovic who was a 1-6 6-2 7-5 winner over Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina.

“I’m a pretty good player,” said Williams with a sly grin when asked how she downed the world number two. “This is what I do best – I love a challenge, I love rising to a challenge.”
“The last couple matches here in New York it’s really come together.

“I’m super competitive – honestly I’m just looking at it as a bonus.

“I have absolutely nothing to prove.”

With 23 Grand Slam titles and widely regarded as the greatest women’s player of all time, Williams indeed has done it all on the tennis court.

But after two wins the once-unthinkable dream of a Hollywood ending to Williams’ career — snatching an elusive 24th major to go level with Margaret Court at the top of the all-time list just might be in the cards.

Asked if she was starting to believe she could win a seventh U.S. Open, Williams demurred, insisting she was still taking it a match at a time, but said things were “coming together”.

“I cannot think that far,” said Williams. I’m here, I’m having fun and I’m enjoying it.

“I’m playing pretty good.

“I feel I’ve been practicing really well, but it hasn’t been coming together in matches.

“But, you know, now it’s kind of coming together.”

A former world number one for 319 weeks, Williams arrived in New York ranked below 600, unseeded and with just a single match win from three events coming into the season’s final Grand Slam.

It had been over a year – at the 2021 French Open – since Williams last posted back-to-back wins. She faced a daunting challenge in 26-year-old Kontaveit, a player whose game was built for the hardcourt and who won five of her six career titles on the surface.

With none of the pre-match festivities that took place ahead of her first round match against Danka Kovinic to distract her, Williams stepped onto the court with her game face on. She delivered a performance that had an Arthur Ash Stadium record crowd of 29,959, including fellow sporting greats Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn, on its feet.

“I knew it was coming,” said Kontaveit. “It was something I never experienced before. I think they were not rooting like against me. They just wanted Serena to win so bad. So, I don’t think it’s a personal attack against me or anything.”

Williams claimed the first break in an enthralling opening set to go 5-4 up only to have Kontaveit immediately break back to ensure a tie-break. The tie-break was no less riveting, Williams clinching it 7-4 in classic fashion with a thundering ace.

But the Estonian would not be intimidated by either Williams or a frothing crowd, grabbing two early breaks in the second set to jump 3-0 in front on the way to pulling level.

After two draining sets the New York crowd, like they had so many times over the years, provided the fuel to lift Williams in the third as she charged to a 4-1 lead and never let go.