Serena Williams, Adira Ohanian, Olympia Ohanian and Alexis Ohanian. Photo: Nine Two Six Media, LLC

Serena Williams loves her life as a mom.

The tennis legend, who turns 43 on Sept. 26, 2024, shares daughters Olympia, born in 2017, and Adira, born in 2023, with her husband of seven years Alexis Ohanian. After ending her 27-year professional tennis career in 2022, Williams launched her makeup line Wyn Beauty, built up her venture capital fund Serena Ventures and focused on spending time with her family.

“I’ve been so focused on my career my whole life, but when I had a family and got married, I realized that there’s so much more to life. And that was great,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion told PEOPLE in January 2021.

See 43 of Williams’ best mom moments over the years as the star athlete celebrates her 43rd birthday.

still, her daughter climbed all over her in a playful video posted to the tennis star’s Instagram.

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Love for the Game

Serena Williams and Olympia Ohanian.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Olympia experienced her first Olympic Games with Serena in Paris. In matching shades, the mother-daughter duo watched the Jumping final on day 11.

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Cooking Mama

Serena Williams and Adira Ohanian.Serena Williams/Instagram

Baby Adira watched her mother prepare tacos for the family’s must-have “Taco Tuesdays.”

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I Sea You

Serena Williams and Adira Ohanian.Serena Williams/Instagram

Serena wrote a reminder to herself and her followers that “loving yourself is essential” in every stage of life.

“Right now I love that my body is not picture perfect. I love that I smell like milk – that milk sustains @adiraohanian,” she explained. “I love getting to know a new version of my body. It is a change, but it’s a change that has been well worth it.”

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Just Beachy!

Serena Williams and Olympia Ohanian.Serena Williams/Instagram

Mother and daughter took a January vacation to more tropical climate, jumping for joy by the shoreline.

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Woman of the World

Flaunting her French fluency, Serena guided Olympia through lifting and lowering her baby sister in a cheeky “workout” video.

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New Baby, New Lashes

Serena Williams and Adira Ohanian.Serena Williams/Instagram

Serena showed off her newborn daughter and her lashes with a close-up selfie.

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A New Addition

Alexis Ohanian Sr., Serena Williams, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., and Adira Ohanian.Alexis Ohanian Sr./ Instagram

Alexis and Serena welcomed their second daughter, Adira River Ohanian, on Aug. 15, 2023. A week after the birth, Alexis penned a tribute to his wife, who he dubbed “GMOAT” (Greatest Mother of All-Time).

“I’m grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama. Feeling grateful,” he wrote.

Serena posted the same photo with a short and sweet caption: “Adira River Ohanian 😍❤️.”

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Sun’s, Tongues Out

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Happy 4th birthday, Alexis Olympia! We like to imagine that our favorite budding tennis star and her mom are celebrating with the level of enthusiasm they brought to this silly selfie.

Snuggle Squad

Serena Williams Alexis Ohanian and their daughter.

Alexis Olympia (called Olympia for short), 2, cuddled up with her parents in bed shortly after the trio announced that they would be “spending the next 6 weeks in solitude” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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All in a Day’s Work

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“I am not sure who took this picture but working and being a mom is not easy,” Williams admitted on Instagram alongside a photo of her and a sleeping Olympia cuddled up in the car. “I am often exhausted, stressed, and then I go play a professional tennis match. We keep going. I am so proud and inspired by the women who do it day in and day out. I’m proud to be this baby’s mama,” she wrote, adding the hashtags “#nofilter #nomakeup #nohairbursh lol #justme.”

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Toddlers & Trophies

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In January, Olympia hit the court with her mom to celebrate Williams’ win against Jessica Pegula in their women’s singles final match during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.To

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Like Mother, Like Daughter

Serena Williams Instagram

The mother-daughter duo shared yet another matching moment during a tropical getaway together in September 2019.

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Model Moves

Serena Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia. Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty

She even made her catwalk debut alongside her mom during the show!

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Making Moves for Mom Too

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Serena echoed the statement by saying she “can’t imagine” how hard it must be for moms who only get a few weeks of maternity leave: “It’s impossible. I literally couldn’t have done it … [Parental leave is] so important for both parents.”

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It’s a Stretch

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The tennis champion has made no secret about wanting to minimize her time away from her daughter – to the point that she makes her part of her workouts.

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Think Pink

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Mommy/daughter matching! The two twinned in poodle skirts.

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Cover Girl

Serena Williams/Instagram

The former Vogue cover star shares her good genes – and $900 makeup routine – with her daughter.

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Family Portrait

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The family of three enjoy some quality time together.

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Sleepy Time

Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

Williams and Ohanian’s little girl squeezes a nap into her busy schedule.

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Here Comes the Sun

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Olympia and her mom are beaming with happiness in this mother-daughter selfie.

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Animal House

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To the zoo they go! “Went back to the zoo from our first date … Brought a third wheel this time,” Ohanian wrote, jokingly referring to the couple’s daughter. “We didn’t mind.”

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Happy Little Lady

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Alexis Olympia is a total natural in front of the camera as she smiles with her tennis champ mama.

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Throwing Shade

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Williams and her 6-month-old daughter feel “shady” — but you’d never suspect it from their huge smiles.

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I Heart You

Serena Williams/Snapchat

The too-cute 6-month-old starred in an Instagram Live session alongside her famous mom on Wednesday, hanging out next to her very own tiny tennis racket.

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Pretty in Pink

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To cap off 2017, the tennis champ shared a series of 10 intimate home videos, starring none other than her adorable daughter.

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Holiday Cheer

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Williams and daughter Alexis Olympia sport matching holiday looks on the baby girl’s first-ever Christmas.

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Oh, Baby

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The tennis champ got candid about her daughter’s struggles with teething on Twitter, captioning a sweet mother-daughter pic. “Teething- aka the devil – is so hard,” wrote Williams. “Poor Alexis Olympia has been so uncomfortable. She cried so much (she never cries) I had to hold her until she fell asleep. I’ve tried amber beads… cold towels…. chew on mommies fingers…. homeopathic water (lol on that one) but nothing is working. It’s breaking my heart.”

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Family First

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Olympia yawns as she and the tennis champ clock in some mother-daughter time.

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Tiny Jet-Setter

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At just 10 weeks old, the couple’s daughter was already living the glamorous life! Alexis Olympia’s tennis pro mom and her Reddit co-founder dad took flight in a private plane — and the proud parents captured the journey in a video posted to Instagram.

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Flower Power

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Williams cuddled her 6-week-old — and put the pair in matching flower crowns via a Snapchat filter — for an October post asking other moms about their thoughts on push presents.

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Fun First, Sleep Later

Alexis Olympia Ohanian/Instagram

New moms don’t always have the easiest time staying well rested, but 3-week-old Alexis Olympia shared a pic on Instagram of her mom getting some shut-eye. “Mama never sleeps,” read the caption on the photo, posted to the newborn’s own Instagram account. “When she does, I go on adventures with daddy. ‘Come on!’ “

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Social Media Superstar

Serena Williams/Instagram

Not only did baby Alexis make her worldwide debut in a sweet video compilation shared on her famous parents’ social media accounts, but the newborn is a social media star herself — garnering an impressive 64,700 Instagram followers at only a few weeks old.

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Mommy & Me

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She’s here! Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian became parents on Sept. 1, 2017 when they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Alexis Olympia.