Serena Williams stuns in white swimsuit as she reveals she'd 'already be pregnant' if not for work

Published: 16:02 BST, 26 June 2018 | Updated: 17:50 BST, 26 June 2018

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She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl less than one year ago.

And Serena Williams looked to be in top shape sporting a crisp white swimsuit as she graced the cover of InStyle's first Badass Women Issue.

The 36-year-old tennis champion showed off her fit figure wearing a square neck Gottex swimsuit and sparkling Gucci earrings as she admitted her career could be over if more children are in the future.

Love: Serena Williams looked to be in top shape sporting a crisp white swimsuit as she graced the cover of InStyle's first Badass Women Issue

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Serena Williams has many titles under her belt and now she's added a magazine cover to her smorgasbord of accolades and achievements.

Covering the August issue of InStyle magazine, Serena stuns in a black swimsuit and wide-brim sun hat but it's the fashion shoot inside that had us rushing to the check-out. Posing atop a pillar, Serena mixed high and low by teaming a Gottex Swim one-piece with £1220 Gucci earrings. Way to make a splash!

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Serena earned her status as a top athlete long before claiming her 23rd Grand Slam title when she won the Australian Open roughly two months into her pregnancy.

And while her love of tennis has propelled her into star status with millions of dollars in prizes, she's not too sure if adding another child into her family will change her position on playing the game.

'If I weren't working, I'd already be pregnant … I don't know if I want to play if I have another baby,' Serena admitted.

Her pregnancy was somewhat difficult, especially having to play on the professional level in front of millions of fans who knew nothing about her big surprise.

'If I weren't working, I'd already be pregnant … I don't know if I want to play if I have another baby,' Serena admitted

'I had a really tough first round and an even tougher second round,' she said of the tournament. 'I thought, "I'm probably going to lose early. That's OK. I have a good excuse for the first time."'

Her baby girl Alexis Olympia was born in Palm Beach, Florida on Sept. 1, 2017 after an unexpected cesarean section.

After recovering from the birth and setting her sights back on the court, Serena found a few new obstacles she wasn't used to when prepping for a match.

'…I'm in the locker room pumping before a match because my boobs are so big,' Serena admitted. 'When I pump, they go down a size or two and I go out and play.'

Multi-tasker: Adding even more to her plate in the last year, Williams found her perfect match and tied the knot with Alexis Ohanian on Nov. 16, 2017

Family: Serena regularly shares updates about her daughter Alexis Olympia on social media

Adding even more to her plate in the last year, Williams found her perfect match and tied the knot with Alexis Ohanian on Nov. 16, 2017.

'I had this sense, like, 'I'm going to marry this guy, but I'm not ready yet, but I know I'm going to marry this guy,"' she said of meeting the Reddit co-founder. 'I didn't know his world at all, but I've always been tech-savvy.'

The power couple began dating in 2015 before announcing their engagement in December 2016, with a star-studded New Orleans wedding to follow less than one year later.

'I had a few investments before I met him, and I wanted to know more,' she said. 'So we started talking, just as friends. Just casually chatting. I was getting hot when he was talking about it all [laughs]… I don't know – I love his world.'

Power couple: The doting duo began dating in 2015 before announcing their engagement in December 2016, with a star-studded New Orleans wedding to follow less than one year later; seen in April