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Serena Williams Opens Up About Postpartum Depression [PHOTO]

Serena Williams Opens Up About Postpartum Depression [PHOTO]

Hot97 Staff
08/07/2018 12:00 AM EDT
(Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Serena Williams is being very open about her stuggles.

The tennis legend (let’s face it she is a legend already), gave birth to her daughter in September, and recent returned to competitive play.

After experience the most lopsided loss of her career to Johanna Konta, she withdrew from another tournament for personal reasons. She reveals on Instagram that she has been suffering from postpartum depression, and wants to take the time to deal with those issues.

Williams in 37-years-old has been very open about her struggles, revealing to the world that she missed her child’s first steps because she was working.

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Since giving birth to a daughter in September, Serena Williams has been notably willing to share not only the highs of motherhood, but many of the lows she has experienced, as well. In the wake of the most lopsided loss of her career and a withdrawal from a tournament this week for previously unspecified personal reasons, Williams said on Instagram Monday that she has been in a “funk,” largely as a result of feeling that she was “not a good mom.”

The former world No. 1, who turns 37 next month, wrote that after reading that “postpartum emotions can last up to 3 years if not dealt with,” she leaned on her affinity for communication,” adding, “Talking things through with my mom, my sisters, my friends let me know that my feelings are totally normal.”