Editorial Assistant, Style & Beauty, PEOPLE
Serena Williams is taking a look back at her most memorable court fashion.
On Thursday, the 23-time Grand Slam winner took to TikTok with a haul of custom Nike "memorable moment" Air Force 1s inspired by four of her iconic game-day ensembles that were gifted to her by the brand.
Williams, 40, started off with denim trainers embossed with "Serena" on the sides, which were designed after her denim skirt look from the 2004 US Open.
The second AF1s — a lilac sneaker with a neon green base and stitching — resembled her 2018 US Open ballerina uniform designed by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh. "Oh my goodness, it's nothing less than the Virgil outfit," she remembered of her Off-White look. "I love Virgil so much and I still do — always will."
Her final two shoes included black-and-red sneakers reflective of her headline-making 2018 French Open catsuit and an electric cotton candy pair influenced by her 2021 Australian Open one-legged catsuit dedicated to late track runner Florence Griffith Joyner. "We are all queens," she noted of the latter's "Queen" charm.
Williams served another look at this year's US Open in Flushing, New York, with a custom dazzling Nike set, which she designed herself.
Inspired by figure skating costumes and the starry night sky, her outfit included a six-layered skirt symbolic of her "six previous title wins in Flushing," a sparkling show-stopping train, which she debuted on the court, and NikeCourt Flare 2 sneakers encrusted with over 400 diamonds.
"I worked with the @nike design team on my final tournament look that would keep me feeling comfortable and confident ✨," she wrote of her attire on Instagram.
Williams' 4-year-old daughter, Olympia, (whom she shares with husband Alexis Ohanian) even made her own style statement with a rhinestone set that matched her mom's and beaded braids reminiscent of the hairstyle Williams wore for her first US Open win in 1999.
Although Williams is embarking on an "evolution" away from tennis after the US Open, the all-star is taking the courts by storm, winning her first two rounds of matches.
"This is what I do best," Williams said after defeating Estonia's Anett Kontavei in her second round. "I love a challenge, I love rising to the challenge."
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"After I lost the second set, I thought, 'Oh my goodness, I've got to give my best effort because this might be it,' " she said of her win, which she shared is a "bonus" to her career.
"It's no rush here," she continued. "I'm loving this crowd. It's really fantastic. There's still a little left in me, we'll see."
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