Baby's first Wimbledon! Serena Williams shares a sweet snap of her nine-month-old daughter Alexis on centre court as she prepares to do battle for her eighth trophy
- Serena Williams has arrived in the UK ahead of the start of Wimbledon next week
- The 36-year-old sportswoman is joined by her nine-month-old daughter Alexis
- The proud mother shared a sweet snap of her baby sitting on a tennis court
- It is not known whether Alexis will be in the stands to watch her mother compete
Serena Williams shared a sweet photo of her daughter checking out the practice court at Wimbledon after the pair touched down in the UK ahead of the tournament.
Williams, 36, will return to SW19 next week after taking more than a year off to have Alexis, now nine months old.
The seven-time champion was today spotted on the grass at Wimbledon for the first time since she won the women's singles title there two years ago.
But unlike her last visit to the All England Club, this time Williams had her baby girl in tow.
Serena Williams shared a sweet photo of her daughter checking out the practice court at Wimbledon after the pair touched down in the UK ahead of the tournament
Proud mother Williams shared the photo on her daughter's own Instagram account with the caption: 'Hummm that looks yummy #wimbledon go Mommy', pictured
Serena Williams looked confident on court as she returned to the grass at Wimbledon
It comes days after the account, which is co-managed by Williams' husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, shared this image of baby Alexis snoozing on Williams' chest on a plane
Curious Alexis was snapped touching the freshly cut grass on the practice court.
She was dressed in her own adorable version of tennis whites with a white bow in her hair.
Proud mother Williams shared the photo on her daughter's own Instagram account with the caption: 'Hummm that looks yummy #wimbledon go Mommy'.
It comes days after the account, which is co-managed by Williams' husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, shared an image of the baby snoozing on Williams' chest on a plane.
The sports superstar was seen warming up with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, pictured
The seven-time Wimbledon champion looked focused as she prepared to serve on court
She has been seeded 25th in the competition despite being ranked 183rd by the WTA
It is not known whether Ohanian, 35, and his daughter will be in the stands for his wife's first match.
Today the sportswoman, who has 23 grand slam titles, was seen warming up for the competition with coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Williams first won the womens' singles in 2002, before following it up with more triumphs in 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
It was at that point that she took some time out to have a baby, subsequently missing the 2017 tournament - which was won by Garbine Muguruza.
Williams, 36, has brought her daughter along to the training session at SW19 on Wednesday
Williams, pictured on the practice court today, first won the womens' singles in 2002, before following it up with more triumphs in 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016
Williams is back this year and has been seeded 25th despite her lowly ranking of 183 in the WTA standings to ensure she does not meet other top players too early in the competition.
The decision recognises the fact that she missed so much tennis through giving birth in September.
She has played only three tournaments and seven matches since then.
The tennis ace and Mouratoglou were snapped hitting balls on the court at SW19
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