Breaking: Serena Williams,Aged 43,American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, previously diagnosed branchial cyst on her neck, she has been confirmed to be…. See more

Serena Williams says she found a lump in May on the right side of her neck and an MRI showed she had a branchial cyst.

Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, revealed on Wednesday she had a grapefruit-sized cyst removed from her neck and is doing well as she recovers. The 43-year-old former women’s tennis world number one said in a Tik Tok video that she found a lump in May on the right side of her neck and an MRI showed she had a brachial cyst.

Williams did not have the cyst removed immediately but after it grew in size and she had multiple tests and a biopsy, she underwent surgery to remove it.

“I found this big mass on my neck. I was mortified by it,” she said in the video. “I got tests done. Everything you could imagine. Everything was negative. Turns out I had what they call a cyst, a brachial cyst to be exact. So I ended up having to get it removed. It was so big. It was the size of a grapefruit and it kind of hurt coming out. They had to put a drain in it

because it was so much but everything worked out and I feel really happy to have worked with some great doctors. A little scared here but excited to move on to the next steps of healing and getting well.”

Overall, though, Williams said she was thankful that the procedure went well. “Everything worked out and I feel really happy to have worked with some great doctors,” she said. “A little scare here, but excited to move on to the next steps of healing.”

And it seems like the tennis champ didn’t let the procedure keep her down for long. Later in the video, Williams filmed herself taking her eldest daughter, Olympia, to the American Girl Doll store. “Mommy is suffering, but Mom has to keep showing up,” she told the camera. The plan after that? “I’m gonna go home and pass out!” Sounds like she deserves it.