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August

Serena Showers ’50s Style

<![CDATA[Eva Longoria, Kelly Rowland, Ciara and Venus turn back the clock celebrating Serena's shower.]]>

Serena Williams turned back time to the wood racquet era to celebrate her baby shower.The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian in the coming weeks, had a blast at the '50s-themed shower.More: Serena Talks Venus, Pregnancy and Power of RestBig sister Venus Williams and celebrity friends Eva Longoria, Kelly Rowland, Ciara and La La Anthony all got into the swing of things wearing vintage '50s clothing for the shower.A pregnant Serena showed she still has the fast feet that carried her to the Australian Open championship in January.

 

O' Baby!! Love You Rena. Truly an Exciting Time! #Memories. #ShakeRattleandRoll2017

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"When you and your crew go so far back to the 50's," Serena posted on Instagram. "Even then they had your back."
 

When you and your crew go so far back to the 50's. Even then they had your back. @evalongoria @ciara @lala @kellyrowland @angiebeyince #shakerattleandroll2017 #babyO

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While Serena has not said if she's expecting a boy or a girl, Reddit co-founder Ohanian suggests the couple is expecting a baby girl, the New York Post's Page Six reports.“We have our hunches,” Ohanian told Jimmy Kimmel in early August. “She put it really well – she won the Australian Open while pregnant, and she remarked that she feels like it has to be a girl because everything that little baby went through and handled like a champ, only a woman could be strong enough to take on.”Photo credit: Serena Williams Instagram]]>

Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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