Tennis legend Serena Williams has revealed that she had a benign branchial cyst ‘the size of a small grapefruit’ recently removed from her neck. 

The 43-year-old insists ‘all is OK’ has she shared the update from a hospital bed. 

Williams revealed the procedure in a social-media video, saying she found a lump on her neck back in May and was told at the resulting MRI exam she did not need to get it removed if she did not want to. 

Williams chose not to at first ‘but it kept growing,’ she said. 

‘So many things I missed like @glamourmag Woman of the Year awards, @RafaelNadal retirement and I am still recovering, but getting better. Health always comes first,’ Williams said in a separate post.

Williams posted a video to her TikTok detailing her procedure to remove a cyst from her neck

Williams was spotted last month on the floor during a Green Day concert in Los Angeles, jogging around in a circle alongside other fans of the rock band, looking no worse for wear. 

Williams just turned 43 in September and has been fully retired from tennis for two years since her swan-song tournament at the 2022 US Open. 

More to come.