"I got her a good boy" – Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian gifts her an adorable puppy on their fifth marriage anniversary

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, recently gifted the tennis legend a lovely puppy on the occasion of their fifth wedding anniversary.

Williams and Ohanian fell head over heels in love back in 2015, and their relationship has only grown since then. The couple tied the knot on November 16, 2017, in New Orleans and welcomed their first child, Alexis Olympia Jr., the same year.

For their anniversary, the Reddit co-founder decorated their home with bouquets of red roses and a heart-shaped floral arrangement. The decorations clearly impressed Williams, who complimented Ohanian for his thoughtful effort.

Serena Williams' Instagram story

Days later, Ohanian turned to Twitter to talk about another gift he gave his wife: a puppy named Maximus. He presented Maximus to the world and wrote that the new 5-year anniversary gift tradition was a puppy and that he had got her a "good boy."

"Adora & Maximus. The new 5 Year Anniversary Gift tradition is a puppy. That's just a fact; I got her a Good Boy," he wrote.

The couple are well-known for their love of dogs. Alexis Ohanian already has a rescue dog named Adora, and Serena Williams has two dogs herself. One of them is Laurelai, a Shih Tzu, while her other puppy - Christopher Chip Rafael Nadal - is a lovely Yorkshire Terrier.

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

Serena Williams pictured at the 2022 US Open

Serena Williams recently appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and talked about her first encounter with Alexis Ohanian. The 41-year-old 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.