Monica Puig took to Instagram this weekend to share some great news as she is pregnant with her first child and she and her husband Nathan Rakitt are set to become parents.
After the two got engaged in late 2021, the former Puerto Rican tennis star ended her career in 2022 June due to multiple injuries that plagued her throughout her career.
Shortly after ending her pro tennis journey at the age of 29, the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist married Rakitt in November of that.
Now, the two are expecting their first child.
“So excited to jump into our most exciting adventure yet! Baby girl Rakitt coming Summer 2025,” Puig announced on Instagram.
Puig gets congratulated by WTA players
In the comment section, many players took a second to congratulate the couple, including Coco Gauff, Ajla Tomljanovic, Sorana Cirstea, Alison Riske, Sabine Lisicki, Timea Babos, etc.
The former world No. 27 was so heartwarmed by the messages so she decided to issue a short response through an Instagram Story.
“Maybe it’s the hormones but I’m just tearing up with all the messages! Thank you all so much (heart emoji). So excited for this new chapter,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.
Meanwhile, Puig walked away from pro tennis nearly three years after several surgeries left a major toll on her…
