<p class="title">The husband of Serena Williams admitted Sunday that he feared the tennis superstar would die after giving birth to their daughter last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Alexis Ohanian, the internet entrepreneur and founder of Reddit, saluted the 36-year-old Williams for battling back from life-saving surgery to get within touching distance of an eighth Wimbledon title.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the American suffered a straight sets defeat to Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Days after our baby girl was born, I kissed my wife goodbye before surgery and neither of us knew if she would be coming back," Ohanian wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We just wanted her to survive - 10 months later, she's in the #Wimbledon final."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The couple's daughter Olympia was born in September but Serena then needed a series of operations to free her from the risk of clotting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Congratulations, @angie.kerber. @serenawilliams will be holding a trophy again soon - she's got the greatest one waiting at home for her," added Ohanian.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our family knows she'll win many more trophies, too. She's just getting started. And I couldn't be more proud."</p>
<p class="title">The husband of Serena Williams admitted Sunday that he feared the tennis superstar would die after giving birth to their daughter last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Alexis Ohanian, the internet entrepreneur and founder of Reddit, saluted the 36-year-old Williams for battling back from life-saving surgery to get within touching distance of an eighth Wimbledon title.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the American suffered a straight sets defeat to Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Days after our baby girl was born, I kissed my wife goodbye before surgery and neither of us knew if she would be coming back," Ohanian wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We just wanted her to survive - 10 months later, she's in the #Wimbledon final."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The couple's daughter Olympia was born in September but Serena then needed a series of operations to free her from the risk of clotting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Congratulations, @angie.kerber. @serenawilliams will be holding a trophy again soon - she's got the greatest one waiting at home for her," added Ohanian.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our family knows she'll win many more trophies, too. She's just getting started. And I couldn't be more proud."</p>