Williams endured serious health complications after the birth of her daughter, including a pulmonary embolism that left her bedridden for several weeks and postpartum depression.Īhead of her 41st birthday, Williams realized she had a narrow window to get pregnant again. "Don't get me wrong: I love being a woman, and I loved every second of being pregnant with Olympia," she said, adding that she was "one of those annoying women who adored being pregnant" and worked up until her due date, which included winning at the Australian Open in 2017 when she was two months pregnant. "Maybe I'd be more of a Tom Brady if I had that opportunity," Williams wrote, pointing to football legend Brady, 45, who has three children and played in the NFL for 22 seasons before announcing his retirement in February, before changing his mind and announcing that he would be returning for his 23rd NFL season just one month later. If I were a guy, I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family."
"Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family," she wrote. The desire to expand her family, however, wouldn't be a career-ending move if she were a man, Williams points out. Williams has been married to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian since 2017. Williams cited her family as the main reason why she will step away from the sport, writing that her 4-year-old daughter Olympia wants to be a big sister. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me." "Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. "I have never liked the word retirement," Williams wrote in the article, which was transcribed from her conversation with Vogue contributor Rob Haskell.
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