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“It’s a girl! It’s a girl!” An excited Alexis Ohanian’s loud roar, announcing the gender of his and Serena Williams‘ second child, broke the internet. However, the tech entrepreneur’s excitement wasn’t the only thing catching eyeballs at the memorable revelation. Serena Williams’ elder sister Venus Williams also stole the limelight in her signature fashion.

A 43-year-old Venus is as playful and light-hearted as ever. This became quite evident as Serena Williams armed herself with a knife to cut a sumptuous cake. But while the camera focused on Serena, Venus couldn’t contain herself as she went from elated to absolutely confused in seconds. Why? Well, Ohanian pulled off quite the infamous prank at the party. And he took to social media to poke fun at his victim!

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian gives ‘sis’ Venus a shout out

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As Serena started to cut out slices from the cake that was supposed to reveal the baby’s gender, Venus appeared in the background dressed in a frilly blue tennis dress. Her excitement was there for all to see as she started jumping for joy and clapping her hands.

However, as soon as Serena began pulling out the first slice, Venus’s facial expression took a hilarious turn. The camera zoomed in on her confused face to show her eyes turn all inquisitive. For a fraction of a second, the tennis legend seemed to get caught up in her thoughts. With her comical reaction, the slow zooming-in with overlaid mathematical equations heightened the drama – the cake slices were yellow!

For Alexis Ohanian, the gathering was about celebrating the imminent arrival of his second child with his wife, Serena. However, the entrepreneur simply couldn’t let Venus’ reaction slide without commenting on it. In a tweet, Ohanian made his feelings clear. He wrote, “The reaction of the night from my sis @Venuseswilliams.” A couple of laughing-out-loud emojis followed the cheeky caption.

However, it just wasn’t Venus who was surprised. Serena was equally shocked by the prank and playfully attempted to smash cake on her husband’s face.

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Serena was also evidently thrilled to see Venus jumping for joy and shared an Instagram post about it. But throughout the day, Ohanian’s soulful and heartfelt presence alongside his warm family constantly shone through.

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Family man Alexis Ohanian threw a party to remember

Ever since Alexis Ohanian and Serena dropped the tennis legend’s second pregnancy bombshell back in May, fans have been itching to find out the gender of little Olympia’s sibling. Alexis Ohanian gave them more than what they were expecting with a gender reveal that will live long in the world’s memory.

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Yet again, he showed the world how loving he is as a husband and as a father. It’s fair to say that Ohanian is all set to welcome a second daughter. The beautifully-planned announcement featured fireworks, food, family, and last but not least, a lot of love and laughs. Oh, and of course, how can we forget Venus’ jumping and clapping?

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