Serena Williams shares health update after tennis legend undergoes surgery

Serena Williams has undergone country to region a cyst successful her cervix aft it grew to the size of a "small grapefruit" - with the tennis fable sharing her travel connected TikTok

Tennis icon Serena Williams has bravely opened up astir her caller wellness scare, revealing she had country to region a cyst the "size of a grapefruit".

The sporting superstar noticed a lump connected her cervix backmost successful May and initially chose not to person it removed. However, arsenic the lump grew, Williams decided to acquisition surgery.

Taking to TikTok, the 23-time Grand Slam victor shared her journey, writing, "Back successful May I recovered a lump showing connected my neck," and explaining, "I instantly went to the doc got a mri and was told I person a brachial cyst. Have you ever heard of that? They said I don't request to get it removed if I don't want. So I did not get it but it kept growing.

"I decided to get much trial and 3 trial and 1 biopsy aboriginal everything is inactive antagonistic but doctors advised I get it removed asap due to the fact that it was the size of a tiny grapefruit and it could get infected oregon worse leak.

"So this is maine removing it. I americium feeling truthful grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and astir of each I'm healthy."

The erstwhile world No. 1 besides managed to support a committedness to her girl contempt the wellness issue, sharing, "I inactive made it to American doll with Olympia arsenic promised. And yes each is ok,".

In her TikTok vlog's voiceover, Williams confessed that discovering the wide connected her cervix near her "mortified".

The 43-year-old besides elaborate the drainage process, saying: "Yikes it benignant of wounded coming out. Obviously I went nether for it but they had to enactment a drain successful it due to the fact that it was truthful overmuch but everything worked out."

After being discharged from the hospital, Williams confirmed connected camera that the process was palmy and expressed her feelings of happiness yet exhaustion. Despite this, the mother-of-two had to fulfil a committedness she made to her girl Olympia to instrumentality her to get a renowned American Girl doll.

"Alright, we are astatine American Doll," she announced, capturing their travel to the store connected film. "Alright Olympia, person you got an American Doll? Mummy is suffering but mum has to support showing up. I'm going to spell location and walk out."

Supporters rushed to the comments conception to privation Williams a speedy recovery. The revelation of the tennis legend's country comes conscionable a fewer weeks aft she made an quality astatine the US Open to advertise her caller quality marque Wyn.