Serena Williams might have officially hung up her racquets, but her life off the court is as full and exciting as ever. Between her numerous appearances at high-profile events, starring in commercials, and remaining a powerful presence in the tennis world, Serena’s schedule stays packed. But there’s one role that takes priority above everything else—the role of being a devoted mother.

At 42, Serena continues to share her journey of motherhood with the world, and her latest post on Instagram has melted hearts everywhere. In the video shared on the social media platform, Williams can be seen spending some struggling yet adorable times with her younger daughter, Adira Ohanian. The little girl can be witnessed trying to escape eventually from Williams’ grasp, but finally makes her way back to her mama’s chest. She also nearly bonked the tennis legend in the head who can be seen smiling in the video and enjoying the various aspects of motherhood.

Captioning the post, Williams wrote, “The best mornings with @adiraohanian,” tagging her 13-month-old who already has nearly 39K followers on Instagram. As soon as the post gained traction, several users started to express their love for the mother-daughter duo, which also included Williams’ sister Isha Price. 

Showering their love in the comment section, several users highlighted the adorable gestures of the kid and desired to witness more such videos of the two. Remember, the video already has over 1.6 M views and over 1K comments. 

Serena Williams’ sweet moment with daughter garners adorable reactions

Taking to Instagram, Isha Price, the movie producer and half-sister of Serena Williams, wrote, “Always beating up on ya, Momma @adiraohanian!!” Remember, Williams gave birth to her daughter in August last year after she hung up her racquets to grow a family with her husband Alexis Ohanian. Since then, the couple have often been spotted sharing some adorable time with their daughters, Adira and Olympia, and has always mesmerized the netizens with visuals of their quality time. Another user responded similarly. 

Responding to the post in the comment section, a user wrote, “Such a beautiful mom and daughter moment.” Williams is known for sharing heartwarming pictures with her daughters. In a post that the legendary players shared on the occasion of Adira’s first birthday, she was seen making heartwarming remarks. Williams shared a carousel of three unseen photos from her maternity shoot and wrote, “She is a true light,” for her daughter. Williams was seen draped in pink mesh, surrounded by flowers in one of these photos. In another picture, she was hanging in an aerial yoga hammock with her growing bump peeking through. Meanwhile, several users joined the fray to share their reactions. 

“This kid has a lot of energy. Hopefully a future tennis player like her mom!” a user wrote. Interestingly, Williams has also shown some interest in motivating her kids to pursue tennis. Speaking about her elder daughter Olympia in 2023, the former player revealed that not seeing Olympia motivated enough to pursue tennis was “disappointing” for her. “We are trying to figure out a way to get her to play a little bit.” “Maybe I can push her into tennis by getting other kids to have a group lesson. I think that’s what I’m gonna do.” 

Another user responded to the post and wrote, “A great mom.” Indeed, Williams has not failed to discharge her role aptly as a mother despite her busy schedule. This fact was even shared by her husband Alexis Ohanian as well, who said, “Something [Williams] is really good at is shutting it off and focusing on family time and personal time.” He also highlighted in several interactions how the tennis player helped him become a disciplined and great father to their daughters and the impeccable role the star player plays as a mother. 

One more user simply highlighted the energy level of the kid and wrote, “Tiger… Like mother like daughter!” As time evolves, it would be interesting to see if Williams and Ohanian share more pictures frequently with their younger daughter as well, as is the case with Olympia. But for now, this little sneak peek has given much excitement to the fans of the tennis player.