Serena Williams takes break from tennis...

Serena Williams is pregnant and taking maternity leave through the rest of 2017.
The confirmation came hours after Williams, due to regain to the No. 1 world ranking this week, set off a day of frenzied speculation with a short-lived selfie posted on social media - posing for a photo in a yellow one-piece swimsuit on Snapchat with the caption: 

"20 weeks."

 If Williams is indeed 20 weeks into her term, that would mean she was approximately two months pregnant when she captured her record 23rd Grand Slam tournament singles title at the Australian Open in January.

Meanwhile,Serena will not compete for the rest of the 2017 season. She is going to miss Wimbledon, the US Open and the French Open champ. 

Her rep confirmed the news to Reuters. 

According to her Rep, ”The star athlete is currently engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The two are expected to welcome their first child together in the fall”.