Serena Williams publicly returns to the tennis court for first time since daughter’s birth

Dec 9, 2017
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Serena Williams is back at it!

This past week, only three months after giving birth to her little girl, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Williams came back to the tennis courts.

She and Venus Williams both participated in the tennis matches for “A Family Affair, Presented by Oath” at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C., an event that was meant to raise money for their Compton-based Yetunde Price Resource Center.

The center is near and dear to Williams’ heart, since she and her sister launched it in 2016 in honor of their older sister, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003.

During the event, Jemele Hill also hosted a panel in which the sisters talked about the impact of violence on not only their lives but the community.

“Violence has hit very close to home in our family and families of loved ones and it’s not easy, but through it we become stronger and also through it we’re able to help other people,” Venus, 37, said.

“It’s been a wonderful experience to be a part of the Yetunde Price Resource Center … Just by doing something positive with your life…you motivate others and then those others actually motivate you to do better. It becomes this circle of positivity,” Venus also stated.

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