Serena Williams at No. 1, despite not playing since January

Serena Williams is briefly back at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, despite not playing a match since January - and with plans to take the rest of 2017 off because she is expecting a baby.

The 35-year-old tennis champ announced her pregnancy on Snapchat earlier this week.

Serena Williams at No. 1, despite not playing since January

Kelly Bush Novak, Williams' publicist, said this week that she "looks forward to returning in 2018" and that was echoed by her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. In February, the superstar singer posted a photo with her baby bump on Instagram to announce the news. And I think you've got to know physically what you can do and how you can do it.

The mighty queen player of Lawn Tennis, and the 23-time Grand Slam victor, Serena Williams, who announced her 20 weeks pregnancy in the internet on Friday, has joined the league of "maternity" today. But most importantly, I am so happy to share being number one in the world with you.once again today. In 1973 after giving birth to her first son Daniel, the former Australian player won three Grand Slam titles living one of her best seasons ever. Today, the 23-time Grand Slam victor reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour for the eighth time in her career.