Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian shows off his extremely rare, autographed rookie card of the American

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, recently showcased an extremely rare autographed rookie card of the American tennis legend that he collected.

Alexis Ohanian collected a Match-Worn rookie test card from the 2003 NetPro International Series, which included an autograph from Serena Williams as well as a pair of swatches from the gear she wore during a match. The bold on-card autograph has been graded a MINT 9 by PSA, the sports card industry leader in grading authentication.

The card is extremely rare and NetPro Trading Cards, LLC, reacquired it in April 2022 after it was tucked away in an Indiana man's collection for nearly 20 years.

After collecting the card, the Reddit co-founder took to Instagram to show it off, writing:

"Truly 1 of 1. (This is a test card from a /100 set — it's unnumbered). On its way to my @altxyzofficial vault."

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"I was trying to get rid of him" - Serena Williams on her first meeting with Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams pictured with her husband and daughter at the 2022 US Open.

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian met in September 2015 when she was competing at the Italian Open, and have been in a relationship since. The couple tied the knot on November 16, 2017, in New Orleans and welcomed their first child, Alexis Olympia Jr., the same year.

The 23-time Grand Slam winner appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2022 and spoke about her first encounter with Ohanian. Williams claimed that she and her friends were at an Italian restaurant when she first met Ohanian and that they made an effort to get rid of him because they thought he was annoying.

"So we were at this restaurant, and I was in Italy and this guy shows up, and the whole place is empty. This guy, like, really tall, he comes with his computer and he, like, plops down right next to us. He opens his computer and starts typing, and I’m just like, 'Why?' I was so angry... I was like, 'Why is this guy here?' And so we tried to get rid of him," she said.

"You know, my friend was like, 'Listen, there’s a rat over there.' He’s an Aussie, he was like, ‘Oh my God! There’s a rat! [in Australian accent]' and I’m like, ‘Ya there’s a rat!’ and Alexis looks and doesn’t flinch, and I’m like, ‘You’re not afraid of rats?’ And he’s like, ‘Umm no I’m from Brooklyn,' I guess he always knew I was full of stuff. And so then, that’s how we met. I was trying to get rid of him," she added.