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Tennis superstar Serena Williams has announced she’s pregnant – but among the congratulatory responses, some weren’t so supportive.
Williams won the Australian Open while two months pregnant, and people were impressed:
Serena Williams was 9 weeks pregnant during this match. What an incredible human being. We don't deserve her. A fer… https://t.co/Z3w5JhjAAH— . (@.) 1492628846
Can barely move on my period and Serena Williams won the Australian Open while pregnant. Inarguably the GOAT— Aishwarya Agarwal (@Aishwarya Agarwal) 1492631048
So @serenawilliams won the open while pregnant. We can totally stop talking about who the world's best athlete is now, right guys?— sockmonkeylove (@sockmonkeylove) 1492699656
Serena Williams announcing her pregnancy on Maria Sharapova's birthday https://t.co/t7t8R9Uu0q— . (@.) 1492625646
However, an article on the Sydney Morning Herald asked if Williams would “want to fight her way back to the top of the game in 2018, having become a mother some time around the US Open in early September”.
It states:
The real question relates to motivation: how much would she want her career back? Even Williams herself may not know the answer to that one yet.
People weren't happy about it:
@heldavidson @smh I feel like this is suggesting pregnancy is 1) a disease and 2) something permanent. 😩😅— 🦋Yari🦋 (@🦋Yari🦋) 1492664738
@heldavidson @smh Becoming a mother is going to put her on the top OF THE TOP!— Lila Mayoral (@Lila Mayoral) 1492656942
And, erm, most of the criticisms made sense....
"Serena confirms pregnancy, sparking fears for her career" There's a headline a man wouldn't get.— Leonie Doyle (@Leonie Doyle) 1492644186
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