Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka gave birth to a baby boy on Monday night. She announced the happy event in her Instagram account.
“Today I had my hardest fight and my very best victory! Our son was born healthy and happy!”, the tennis player wrote.
Her colleagues and fellow players extended their hearty congratulations to the two-time Australian Open champion on Twitter, WTA writes.
@vika7 congratulations, amazing News? wish you all the best xx
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) December 20, 2016
@vika7 ahhhh! So glad everybody’s good!!! Congrats !!????????
— Irina Falconi (@IrinaFalconi) December 20, 2016
@vika7 Congratulations on your new little family Vika! ?
— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) December 20, 2016
Congratulations @vika7 on your little boy’s safe arrival!
What an exciting time for our 2x champ! https://t.co/vNwkQzs0fv https://t.co/X7QOHDtleC
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) December 20, 2016
Victoria announced her pregnancy on 15 July by a post on Facebook. The announcement came after she missed several tennis cups and just three weeks before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Before leaving to the United States for childbirth, Azarenka spent about two months in Belarus.
She supported the national men’s tennis team during the Davis Cup, attended the matches of HC Dynamo in Minsk-Arena, held a training camp for children and a children’s national tennis tournament.
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Azarenka names Bill McKeague, an American, her boyfriend. Since the beginning of last year he accompanied the Belarusian tennis player to all tournaments. Bill loves sports, often trains with Vika and plays hockey.
New candidate for dad of the year! Congrats @MillyBckeague and @vika7 on the birth of their baby boy! Can’t wait to meet the little stud! pic.twitter.com/pbL6BFWY2C
— Chris Wideman (@Chris_Wideman) December 20, 2016
Congratulations to the happy couple!