Serena Williams, longtime number one in the tennis world and since 1. After the birth of her daughter in September 2017, mother of the little Alexis Olympia jr., she was supposedly in danger of death.
“I almost died after the birth of my daughter,”Williams (36) wrote in a guest article for the US broadcaster CNN:”After the birth, six days of uncertainty followed.”
Alexis Olympia Jr., according to Serena Willams, was born in an emergency “because her heart rate dropped dramatically during the contractions,”said the American, who recently celebrated her comeback in the Fed Cup on the tennis court. This operation went off without a hitch, but afterwards the condition of the young mother deteriorated dramatically.
Williams suffered from pulmonary embolism, which led to severe coughing attacks. Thus the freshly sutured Caesarean section wound had risen. She was then operated on again. The doctors found “a large blood clot in my abdominal cavity,”Williams explained:”And then I had to go back to the operating room for another operation, which prevented the clot from getting into my lungs. When I was finally allowed to go home to my family, I had to spend the first six weeks as a mother in bed.”
They knew exactly how to act in such a situation,”said Williams:” If I hadn’t had such professional care, I wouldn’t be here today.
Williams, who has won 23 Grand Slam tournaments, wants to return to the Tour later this year. She lost in the Fed Cup on 11. February at the side of her sister Venus in the doubles match against the Netherlands. In January 2017 she celebrated her 23rd birthday at the Australian Open. Major title won – at that time Williams was already eight weeks pregnant.