Serena Williams pens a sweet note to her future child

"I can't wait for you to join the players box next year."
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Laura Vitto
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In what promises to be an excellent year in celebrity pregnancies, Serena Williams announced last week that she's expecting.

On Monday, she opened up on Instagram with a photo of her pregnant belly and a sweet note to her future child.

"You gave me the strength I didn't know I had," Williams writes in the photo caption. "You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. I can't wait for you to join the players box next year."

Williams also gave a brief shoutout to her fiancé Alexis Ohanian who posted an announcement of his own on Reddit, the website he co-founded.

Congrats, you two. Can't wait to see this kid's backhand.

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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