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US Tennis Star Serena Williams Announces Baby's Birth

by Associated Press

   Serena Williams says on social media that she gave birth to a baby girl
   named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
   The tennis star posted about the birth on her Instagram and Twitter
   accounts.

   She says the baby was born on Sept. 1 and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
   One posting also says about the newborn, "Grand Slam Titles: 1."
   The 35-year-old Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the
   Australian Open in January - while she was pregnant.