Baby boom continues in B-town as tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi and his actress wife Lara Dutta became proud parents of a baby girl on Friday in Mumbai.

The tennis player tweeted, “ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @DuttaLara. I Love u....(sic)”.

The couple got married in Goa in February 2011 in a quiet Christian ceremony. The actress, who was last seen in ‘Don 2’, announced the news of her pregnancy around May.

Congratulatory messages poured in from all quarters soon after Mahesh announced the birth of his daughter.

Bhupathi’s South African trainer Shyamal Vallabhjee tweeted, “CONGRATS bro… Bring her back a trophy…(sic)”

Doubles champion Bob Bryan of the United States tweeted, “@Maheshbhupathi @DuttaLara So awesome, guys!!! Beautiful!! Congrats!!(sic)”

Lara’s colleague and friend, actress Bipasha Basu tweeted, “Congratulations to Lara n Mahesh fr hving a baby girl!Wow!(sic)”

Actress Neha Dhupia tweeted, “Congratulations to the lovely couple @Maheshbhupathi and @DuttaLara on the arrival of their little princess! Lots of happiness , always.(sic)"