The queen of tennis is back.
Serena Williams gave fans a sneak peek of what her highly-anticipated return to the court will look like on Saturday, as she cheered on sister Venus with the help of her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and five-month old daughter Alexis Olympia.
A video posted to Serena’s Instagram story shows the new mom clad in Team USA’s uniform, smiling and pointing the camera at her family behind her at the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina.
Serena Williams cheered on sister Venus at the Fed Cup, with the help of her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and five-month old daughter Alexis Olympia
Like Serena, Venus is competing as part of Team USA, and won her singles match against Arantxa Rus from the Netherlands, handing the lead to the Americans.
The often-called GOAT – Greatest Of All Time – is not set to compete until tomorrow, when she will team up with Lauren Davis against Dutch duo Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs in Sunday’s doubles match.
The last time fans got to see the 36-year-old tennis legend in action was when she won the women’s singles at the 2017 Australian Open over a year ago – while eight weeks pregnant.
Behind the scenes: Serena shared the sweet video on her Instagram story on Saturday
Venus won her singles match against Arantxa Rus , handing the lead to Team USA
‘It’s definitely the start of a long process,’ Serena told the Associated Press of her comeback.
‘Physically, I feel good. Every day, I get better and I get stronger. That’s just something I always keep telling myself every day, I have to get better.’
The 23-time Grand Slam winner also said on Friday she’s not sure if she will participate in the remaining Grand Slam events this year, as part of her goal of catching up to 24-time winner Margaret Court.
‘I have long-term goals obviously, but right now my main goal is just to stay in the moment,’ the champion said. ‘It goes unsaid (that) 25 is obviously something that I would love, but I’d hate to limit myself.’
The last time the 36-year-old tennis legend played was when she won the women’s singles at the 2017 Australian Open over a year ago – while eight weeks pregnant with daughter Alexis
Serena and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian las November in New Orleans