In Pictures: Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian returns to his alma mater, cheers for Virginia Cavaliers in NCAA women's basketball season opener

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian recently returned to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to catch up with some basketball. The Reddit co-founder shared pictures of himself from the John Paul Jones Arena as he cheered for the Wahoos in their clash against the American University.

Williams and Ohanian met in 2015 and were married two years later. The couple share two young daughters and have been vocal about improving opportunities for women in sports. Together they are co-owners of the NWSL team Angel City FC, and Ohanian also recently launched a one-of-a-kind women's track meet named Athlos.

Recently, Alexis Ohanian showcased his support for women’s sports when he attended a NCAA women's basketball season opener to cheer for the University of Virginia. He shared pictures of himself from the arena, as his alma mater won their match 104-68.

Via Alexis Ohanian's Instagram story (@alexisohanian)

Serena Williams’ husband has previously championed NCAA women's basketball, pointing out how they often outperform their male counterparts in terms of outreach on social media.

“In the age of social, you look at the up and coming athletes in college, let's use college basketball in numbers, run the numbers on followers. None of this is about what feels good, none of this is about charity. This is democracy. This is people clicking ‘follow’ on the largest social network in the world, and saying ‘I would rather follow her, for instance than this dude,’” he said.

“Women athletes have such an edge in social, because they create content, create memes. We know women over perform as content creators than men, and they're going to be able to bring that into the market now with NIL. It's an exciting time but it's going to look different. It should look different than the men's game. It's just going to take a little bit of entrepreneurial spirit to set them up for success,” Ohanian added.

Serena Williams on owning a WNBA team

Serena Williams on women's basketball (Image Source: Getty)

Throughout her career, Serena Williams was a vocal supporter of equal rights for players on the court. Since retiring, the 43-year-old has continued her advocacy to ensure women's sports get the right exposure.

Earlier this year, Williams discussed the rapid growth of the WNBA, and told CNN that she would be very keen on owning a team in the league as an entrepreneur, saying"

“I absolutely would be (interested). With the right market, I would definitely be super-interested in that.”

"Women's sport is having a moment that it should have always had. I feel like tennis has had its moment and it's international, and it's huge and it's always going to be there. Now it's time to lift up other sports; women's soccer, women's basketball, there's so many other sports that women do so great, let's put it on that platform that tennis is on,” she added.

Serena Williams is largely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She stormed to 23 Grand Slam singles titles and was ranked the World No.1 for 319 weeks.