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Williams' U.S. Open withdrawal ends her bid this year to win a Grand Slam tournament, which would be her 24th Grand Slam title and her first since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., in 2017.

The four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis are the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open.

Winning a 24th Grand Slam title would tie Williams with Margaret Court for single majors titles.

It would also make her a member of the very small club of professional tennis player moms who have won Grand Slam titles, joining only Court, Evonne Goolagong and Kim Clijsters.

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The last mom to win a Grand Slam title was Clijsters in 2009 at the Australian Open, according to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Williams, who in January 2020 won her first singles title since becoming a mom, has described being both a professional athlete and a mother as \"living a double life.\"

“How do you do it? You play a match and you go home and you’re still changing diapers. It’s like a double life,” she said last year, according to Reuters. “It’s really surreal.”

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Williams said motherhood has also given her strength.

“I think when you’re a mom, you overcome so much just to become that and to be that,” she said.

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