Tennis superstar Serena Williams began her campaign for a 24th Grand Slam title by beating Tatjana Maria at the 2019 Australian Open, but it was her on-court outfit that again became all anyone wanted to talk about.
Williams’ 6-0, 6-2 win went mostly unnoticed by social media users, but her green skin-tight play-suit produced a lot of internet chatter.
Check out the outfit below:
Speeding through 🏃♀️#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/tNl9kmFdUT
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 15, 2019
Williams’ fashion choice garnered some mixed reactions on Twitter, with some comparing the player’s outfit to a “garbage bag.”
https://twitter.com/brendan_mayne/status/1084992179452297227https://twitter.com/Athique57/status/1084995464162930689https://twitter.com/MarkVroomenn/status/1084992515818901504
The reveal was fantastic.
ICYMI: After warming-up in a black raincoat, @serenawilliams reveals her 2019 #AusOpen outfit: a jade green jumpsuit complete with fishnet stockings. pic.twitter.com/byTyB4n8AG
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 15, 2019
Of course plenty of people loved her outfit.
https://twitter.com/pochakosoba/status/1084995181517037568https://twitter.com/RyBkr/status/1084992623226454016
This is what happens when you take fashion risks.
Serena is once again changing the game.
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