{"id":308198,"date":"2025-11-25T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/308198\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:02:11","slug":"serena-williams-shares-rare-snaps-of-daughter-adira-2-playing-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/308198\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams shares rare snaps of daughter Adira, 2, playing tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams shared adorable snaps of her rarely seen daughter, Adira, hitting the tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram Monday, the pro athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRcRUkpDXOR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted a carousel of pics<\/a> of her teaching the 2-year-old how to play the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is me sharing my passion for tennis with my youngest daughter,\u201d she captioned it.<\/p>\n<p>Serena Williams shared adorable snaps of her rarely seen daughter, Adira, hitting the tennis court. Instagram\/Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>The pro athlete shared a carousel of photos of her teaching the 2-year-old how to play the sport via Instagram. Instagram\/Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>In the sweet photos, the toddler could be seen balancing a ball on her racket while copying her mom\u2019s perfect form.<\/p>\n<p>Fans quickly flooded the comments section, gushing over Adira and predicting she might follow in her mom\u2019s athletic footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChampion in the making \ud83c\udfbe,\u201d one fan wrote. \u201cAwww \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83e\udd7a\ud83d\udc95 2040 US OPEN CHAMPION! \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfbe\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffe\u201d another quipped.<\/p>\n<p>In the sweet photos, the toddler can be seen balancing a ball on her racket and copying her mom\u2019s form.  Instagram\/Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>The 23-time Grand Slam winner welcomed Adira in August 2023 with her husband, Alexis Ohanian.  Alexis Ohanian Sr. \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The 23-time Grand Slam winner, 44, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/22\/serena-williams-alexis-ohanian-welcome-their-second-baby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">welcomed Adira<\/a> in August 2023 with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. The two are also parents to 8-year-old daughter Olympia.<\/p>\n<p>Williams mainly likes to keep her family life out of the spotlight, but occasionally posts precious pics with her two girls. <\/p>\n<p>Back in February, the Olympian <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/18\/style\/serena-williams-rocks-strappy-cutout-swimsuit-with-mini-me-daughter-adira\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared snaps with her \u201cmini me\u201d Adira<\/a> while on a beach vacation going for a swim. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Williams mainly likes to keep Adira and her oldest daughter, Olympia, out of the spotlight, but occasionally posts precious snaps with her two girls. Instagram\/Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>In March, her daughters starred in their first campaign alongside Williams, posing for children\u2019s clothing brand Janie and Jack.  Janie and Jack<\/p>\n<p>In March, her daughters <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/12\/style\/serena-williams-and-daughters-match-in-adorable-pink-dresses-from-fashion-collaboration-with-a-tennis-tie-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">starred in their first campaign<\/a> alongside Williams, posing for children\u2019s clothing brand Janie and Jack. <\/p>\n<p>For the photo shoot, the family posed together in a variety of matching pink looks from a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_pagesix?p=https%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F03%2F12%2Fstyle%2Fserena-williams-and-daughters-match-in-adorable-pink-dresses-from-fashion-collaboration-with-a-tennis-tie-in%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D93051X1547100%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3Dp6-CT-TXL%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.janieandjack.com%2Fserena-williams%3Flang%3Den_US&amp;author=Kelsey%20Stewart&amp;articleID=8235832&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=march%2012%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=serena-williams&amp;contentsection=style&amp;trx-iid=iid1764027771902ifb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">limited-edition collection<\/a>\u00a0Williams created with the label. She also opened up about how much working with her daughters on the clothing line meant to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving my girls in the campaign was only right because this collection is all about family,\u201d she<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/serena-williams-says-daughters-were-naturals-in-first-campaign-exclusive-11695146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> told People<\/a>. \u201cOlympia had so much fun expressing her style, and Adira, even at her young age, loved being part of it in her own way. They were naturals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving my girls in the campaign was only right because this collection is all about family,\u201d she said at the time. Janie and Jack<\/p>\n<p>Williams retired from tennis in 2022 to focus on her growing family and it is a decision she is very proud of. Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/p>\n<p>She even added that her oldest daughter was \u201cin the director\u2019s chair with the clapboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/08\/09\/serena-williams-announces-shes-retiring-from-tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">retired from tennis<\/a> in 2022 in order to focus on her growing family with the Reddit co-founder \u2014 a decision she takes pride in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese days, if I have to choose between building my tennis r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and building my family, I choose the latter,\u201d she wrote in a personal essay at the time. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/12\/style\/serena-williams-and-daughters-match-in-adorable-pink-dresses-from-fashion-collaboration-with-a-tennis-tie-in\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Serena Williams shared adorable snaps of her rarely seen daughter, Adira, hitting the tennis court. 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