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| Is Serena Williams having a girl? Venus thinks so | Is Serena Williams having a girl? Venus thinks so |
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| Pregnant tennis ace Serena Williams is keeping the world guessing over the sex of her baby. | Pregnant tennis ace Serena Williams is keeping the world guessing over the sex of her baby. |
| On Wednesday, her sister Venus appeared to have accidentally given the news away during a post-match interview at the French Open. | On Wednesday, her sister Venus appeared to have accidentally given the news away during a post-match interview at the French Open. |
| She referred to the baby as "she", and listed a series of potential female names. | |
| But Serena responded to fans' ripple of excitement by tweeting that she likes a surprise. | But Serena responded to fans' ripple of excitement by tweeting that she likes a surprise. |
| She said she had been joking with her sisters about naming the baby after them. | She said she had been joking with her sisters about naming the baby after them. |
| Serena's baby, with fiancé and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is due in the autumn. | Serena's baby, with fiancé and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is due in the autumn. |
| Venus had told a Eurosport presenter that she and her other sisters - Lyndrea and Isha - refer to the baby using their own names. | Venus had told a Eurosport presenter that she and her other sisters - Lyndrea and Isha - refer to the baby using their own names. |
| But in a good-humoured tweet, Serena said this was all part of a technique she uses when looking to her siblings for favours. | But in a good-humoured tweet, Serena said this was all part of a technique she uses when looking to her siblings for favours. |
| "If I want something from my sisters, I say baby Venus, baby Lyn or baby Isha needs it. I did not grow up with any brothers, only sisters, and we all say 'she' more than 'he'," she said. "Unless I am joking with my Dad or Alexis, and I'm trying to get something out of them too." | "If I want something from my sisters, I say baby Venus, baby Lyn or baby Isha needs it. I did not grow up with any brothers, only sisters, and we all say 'she' more than 'he'," she said. "Unless I am joking with my Dad or Alexis, and I'm trying to get something out of them too." |
| Venus made the slip during a television interview on Wednesday after winning against Japan's Kurumi Nara in Paris, a match her sister came to watch. | Venus made the slip during a television interview on Wednesday after winning against Japan's Kurumi Nara in Paris, a match her sister came to watch. |
| "She is going to call me favourite aunt," Venus told the Eurosport presenter, laughing. | "She is going to call me favourite aunt," Venus told the Eurosport presenter, laughing. |
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| People leapt on her words as the family does not have a good track record with secrets. | People leapt on her words as the family does not have a good track record with secrets. |
| Last month, Serena admitted she revealed her pregnancy news to the world by accident, after mistakenly uploading a photograph on Snapchat. | Last month, Serena admitted she revealed her pregnancy news to the world by accident, after mistakenly uploading a photograph on Snapchat. |
| The 23-time Grand Slam winner posted a picture on the social media app, posing in a mirror with the message: "20 weeks", before deleting it, with her publicist later confirming the news. | The 23-time Grand Slam winner posted a picture on the social media app, posing in a mirror with the message: "20 weeks", before deleting it, with her publicist later confirming the news. |
| "I was just saving them [for myself]" she said. "I've been so good about it, but this was the one time it slipped." | "I was just saving them [for myself]" she said. "I've been so good about it, but this was the one time it slipped." |