Serena Williams, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was admitted to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday 30th Aug, 2017.

Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, took to Twitter on Friday to confirm that Serena had given birth to her first child, a baby girl, with Hollywood's A-list speedily reacting to the news.

Beyonce, who gave birth to twins Rumi & Sir in June, took to Instagram to share a photo of a pregnant Serena, which she tagged, "Congratulations Serena!".

Serena & her fiancé Alexis, who became engaged in December, have still not commented on news of the birth of their baby girl.