'With Our Daughter, It's A Constant Struggle,' Reveals Serena Williams' Husband

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian admitted that "it's a constant struggle" for the couple to maintain a work-life balance.

Serena and Alexis became parents two years ago when their daughter Olympia was born. "Even now, with our daughter being 2, it's a constant struggle to try to feel like I'm showing up enough for her and my wife. I know my wife feels the same way. This is the new normal," Ohanian admitted in an interview with espnW.

The Reddit Co-Founder has always been a vigorous critic of Silicon Valley’s workaholic lifestyle and always tried to lead by example in encouraging a healthy work-life balance.

"I have to support my family in a way that makes sense for our needs. There's a hunger that comes after weeks of being in relative isolation with your partner and baby [after the child is born]. Then there's all of the sleep deprivation that comes with it. For both partners, it's incredibly useful to have flexibility when getting back into work."

"Even if for no other reason than the nourishment that you can get from being able to work. I am fortunate because I love the work that I do, it's a nice grounding of normalcy when everything else had been turned upside down," the entrepreneur further explained.

Ohanian and Serena travel across the globe with the toddler for several months a year but then the two also try to cut down wherever it is possible. For example, ever since the tennis star became a mother, she has begun to skip many tournaments. With the final Grand Slam done and dusted in 2019, Serena has once again opted to not play in the WTA finals and she'll be back in action only next year in January at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

Now that Ohanian understands better the demand for flexible and remote work, he co-founded Initialized Capital, a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm and invested in a project called the Mom project. The company aims at helping both women and men but mostly professional women in their transition back into the work-life after having a child.