Serena Williams appeared to announce on social media on Wednesday that she is pregnant.
An image she published on Snapchat showed Williams posing in a mirror and the words “20 weeks.” There was no official confirmation by her representatives.
The image was later removed from her channel. Congratulations had begun to pour in from fellow players and tennis organizations on social media, but the WTA Tour deleted its post.
Williams, 35, won the Australian Open in January for her record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam singles title. If she is 20 weeks pregnant, she would have been pregnant during that tournament.