There may not be any spectators at this year’s U.S. Open tennis championship, but Serena Williams had one special fan in the house, daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian.
After competing in a tough, two-hour battle with former U.S. Open Champion and 26th seed Sloane Stephens, Serena got the best reward. While taking a drink from her sports bottle, Serena looked up and saw Olympia mouthing “Mama” and pointing at her from the stands. Serena’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, whose “Girl Dad” mask also got a lot of attention, posted the cute clip to his Instagram.
“I don’t think she was paying attention, between you and me,” Serena joked in her post-match on-court interview. “She may have been playing with some princesses upstairs.”
Olympia closely watching mom get the win? @serenawilliams calls 🧢 😂 ❤️
w/ @alexisohanian | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/ajK7wGMDhR
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2020
Olympia is no stranger to watching her 23-time grand slam champion mom work. At just 15-months-old, she stole our hearts during an exhibition match between Serena and aunt Venus Williams in Abu Dhabi. After a fierce point, Olympia begins to clap along with the rest of the crowd.