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American tennis star Serena Williams is all set to start a new life away from tennis. The former world number 1 has a four-year-old daughter Olympia with her husband Alexis Ohanian. Both Serena and Ohanian have credited their daughter for motivating them to do well in their careers.

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While motherhood made Serena stronger, Ohanian recently credited his daughter Olympia and wife Serena Williams for success in his business venture.

Alexis Ohanian credits Serena and Olympia for his success

After leaving his position at Reddit, the 39-year-old has come a long way. Ohanian started a new venture firm ‘Seven Seven Six’, which has seen tremendous success in recent years. Ohanian recently took to his Twitter account to narrate his tough journey after his exit from Reddit. The 39-year-old also credited Serena and Olympia for his success.

“I’ve learned a lot about myself since that fateful Reddit protest resignation and I’m committed to getting better. Having a kid go from 2 (kinda boring) to nearly 5 (awesome!) also helped a lot. I’d always been ruthless about time management but she made me obsessed with it,” he wrote.

Further, the Reddit co-founder added, “I work hard because I love what I do. And I’ve always tried to outwork everyone. I’m relentlessly competitive to a fault. But what changed for me was how I managed my input and measured my output. Having a very competitive wife also did not hurt!”

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Both Serena and Ohanian have come a long way. The way they have embraced parenthood with their respective careers is really commendable.

Serena Williams makes it to the second round of the US Open

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Serena Williams is playing in her last tournament. The 40-year-old started her US Open campaign playing against Danka Kovinić at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The crowd was enormous for what could have been her last tennis match. However, the 40-year-old is not going to give up without a proper fight. Although she was not in great form going into the US Open, Serena registered a brilliant straight-set victory. 

USA Today via Reuters

With this, the former world number 1 has made it to the second round. She will be up against the Estonian Anett Kontaveit in the next match.

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With her victory, Serena has given a flicker of hope to her fans, who are rooting for her to go all the way. Can Serena win her 24th Grand Slam? Let us know in the comments.