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BBC OS: 2022/08/12 16:06 GMT: Having a family as a female athlete

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Having a family as a female athlete

2022/08/12 16:06 GMT

2022/08/12 16:06 GMT: Having a family as a female athlete

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Serena Williams said she 'never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family'

Serena Williams said she 'never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family.'

As Serena Williams moves towards the end of her tennis career, we speak to women athletes about their experiences of continuing to compete after they’ve had a baby. She said she 'never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family.'

As countries around the world are struggling with droughts, we get your questions answered on how to cope. How can you stop water running out? 

We speak to people living close to the giant wildfire in France. Strong winds and high temperatures are hampering the firefighting operation. 

And we hear what workers at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have been telling the BBC about the conditions they’re working in and the ongoing fighting in the area. 

(Photo: Serena Williams. Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA Today Sports)

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