The search results provide information on different events that happened to Serena Williams. Here is a summary of the events:
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In 2017, Serena Williams gave birth to her daughter Olympia via emergency C-section. She suffered from a pulmonary embolism, which is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs, and had to undergo a procedure to prevent the clots from making their way into her lungs. She also had a hematoma, a swelling of clotted blood, in her abdomen.
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In 2022, Serena Williams announced her retirement from tennis to grow her family, not because of her health or the toll that giving birth to Olympia took on her.
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In 2023, Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs and is recovering in Cedars Hospital in Los Angeles. This latest medical scare comes roughly a week after Williams suffered a pulmonary embolism, which was discovered while she was in Los Angeles.
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Serena Williams is a former professional tennis player who won 23 Grand Slam womens singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
In summary, Serena Williams suffered from a pulmonary embolism and hematoma after giving birth to her daughter Olympia in 2017. She announced her retirement from tennis in 2022 to grow her family. In 2023, she underwent emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs and is recovering in Cedars Hospital in Los Angeles.
