Serena Williams is probably the best female tennis player in history. The American has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her career (seven times Australian Openthree Roland Garros, seven Wimbledon, six US Open) and 14 in doubles (four Australian Open, two Roland Garros, six Wimbledon, two US Open). She also added a gold medal at the Olympic Games in singles in London in 2012 and three gold medals in doubles (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and London 2012). The last game Williams played in September 2022, when she was eliminated in the third round of the Australian Open after losing 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 1-6 to Ajla Tomljanović.
Privately, Serena Williams has been in a relationship with American entrepreneur, co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian since December 2016. The couple has two daughters – one born in September 2017 and the other in August 2023.
Serena Williams' Husband Has Lyme Disease. 'Luckily I Have No Symptoms'
On social media, Ohanian shared some disturbing news information regarding his health condition. “I did a series of tests and examinations regarding my health condition and it turned out that I have Lyme disease. This is madness. Fortunately, I have no symptoms and can start treatment,” he wrote.
In subsequent posts, he informed that he had a close person who suffered from this disease and had many symptoms. Fortunately, she managed to fight it. “It was quite a surprise to me, because I spend little time in the wilderness,” he added. Finally, he emphasized that he would take antibiotics and indicated that if necessary, always talk to doctors.
Will Serena Williams return to the court?
During the last Wimbledon Serena Williams was asked if she was not tempted to return to the court at the age of 42. – As long as I am healthy and in good physical shape, returning to the court will be on my mind. And I am in good shape. I am also healthy. But when I watched the matches, I thought: “you know, you could actually drop out too” – she admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine.