Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian fell head over heels for one another in 2015 — and they’ve been getting stronger ever since. The former professional tennis player and the tech entrepreneur met by chance while staying at the same hotel in Rome. “This guy comes and he just plops down at the table next to us and I’m like, ‘Huh! All these tables and he’s sitting here?'” Williams told Vanity Fair in 2017 of her first interaction with her now-husband by the hotel pool.
Just over a year after they bumped into each other, Ohanian proposed to Williams in December 2016 at the same hotel that sparked their romance. Before they could exchange their vows, the couple hit another major milestone in their relationship: their first child . The athlete accidentally revealed her pregnancy via Snapchat in April 2017 and five months later, gave birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr .
You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News The pair eventually tied the knot in New Orleans in November 2017 and they expanded their family in August 2023 with the birth of Adira River . Keep scrolling to relive the power couple’s whirlwind romance: Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian's Fairy Tale Romance: A Timeline Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian fell head over heels for one.