Serena Williams planning 2018 return after confirming pregnancy

The 35-year-old is expecting her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian in the autumn.

Serena Williams planning 2018 return after confirming pregnancy

Serena Williams intends to return to tennis in 2018 after her pregnancy was confirmed late on Wednesday night.

The 35-year-old is expecting her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian in the autumn, news which was earlier teased on the social media app Snapchat when she posted a hastily deleted picture of herself in a yellow swimsuit, showing off a bump with the caption "20 weeks".

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