Serena Williams once again proved why she is considered the GOAT when it comes to tennis. Days after Williams was criticised for donning a 'Black Panther' catsuit, the tennis star showed up at the court in a custom-made one-shouldered tutu dress and emerged victorious. The dress was specially made for Williams in a collaboration of Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh and Nike. Along with the tutu dress, Williams also wore fishnet compression tights. willing to design dresses for her for life. A post shared by @ virgilabloh on Aug 27, 2018 at 7:05pm PDT "Kind of aerodynamic with the one arm free. It feels really good. Yeah, the tutu is easy to play in because I practiced in it before. That was fun," Williams told CNN And the star didn't disappoint. On Monday, Williams took the first step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-0 first-round win over Magda Linette, as an excited U.S. Open crowd welcomed the champion. And, the people of Twitter are in love with her new dress. French Open: The catsuit is inappropriate and does not meet our oppressive, paternalistic standards of femininity. @serenawilliams: Watch me dominate the court in a tutu. pic.twitter.com/yWaGtz7n5E — Aisha Alexander (@AishaThinker) August 28, 2018 #SerenaWilliams walked into her first round match at the #USOpen tonight rocking a whole one sleeved bodysuit tutu and a leather jacket, all designed by #VirgilAbloh for #OffWhite. Chick slayed, easily winning this first match. Congrats! #BlackExcellenc… https://t.co/gSa9NLOI0N pic.twitter.com/iQlHPPTWBM — YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) August 28, 2018 Serena Williams stayed silent and unproblematic when the French Open banned her black catsuit ....and showed up in a mutherfudging TUTU!! A Legend! I stan an I'll-be-damned-if-I'm-compliant queen pic.twitter.com/UX1hC93xO8 — Lydia (@LydiaNgoma) August 28, 2018 "Oh, they banning the catsuit?" "See if they like this tutu?" The Greatest Athlete of All Time. #SerenaWilliams AP photo credit Huffington Post photo credit pic.twitter.com/ktyBofR9NF — We Are Onyx (@WeAreOnyx) August 28, 2018 When they say you can’t wear a Catsuit, so you rock a Tutu CUZ YOU’RE THE GODDAMNED QUEEN OF THE COURT! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #RT pic.twitter.com/ncBnwpEk7L — Noah Addy (@TechNoahLogy) August 28, 2018 I need us to also talk about the fact this woman showed up in a got damn tutu — with fishnet compression tights — custom designed by another Black legend, Virgil Abloh and Nike. A. Tutu. Wallahi we stan excellent pettiness. pic.twitter.com/ozYCQhRP30 — boqor riya. (@hausofriya) August 28, 2018 The 36-year-old American star stunned Paris this year in her body-hugging outfit which she said was inspired by the 'Black Panther' movie and made her feel like a 'warrior princess'. While calling it "fun and functional", Williams insisted it helped her prevent a return of the blood clots which put her life in danger after giving birth last year. The French Tennis Federation (FFT) was, however, unimpressed and said, "we have gone too far." The federation also maintained that such outfits won't be welcomed in at Roland Garros in 2019. "The outfit of Serena this year, for example, will no longer be accepted. You have to respect the game and the place. Everyone wants to enjoy the showcase." Following the outrage, former tennis legend Billie Jean King had come out in support of Williams. The policing of women’s bodies must end. The “respect” that’s needed is for the exceptional talent ⁦@serenawilliams⁩ brings to the game. Criticizing what she wears to work is where the true disrespect lies. https://t.co/ioyP9VTCxM — Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) August 25, 2018 Her outfitter Nike too backed the champion. You can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers. #justdoit pic.twitter.com/dDB6D9nzaD — Nike (@Nike) August 25, 2018 Here's the champ in all her glory:<doc-sep>Following the controversial French Open ban of Serena Williams' “superhero” catsuit (which, aside from looking cool as hell, was literally worn to keep her healthy and help avoid life-threatening, post-pregnancy blood clots), the tennis player took to the court for Day One of the U.S. Open yesterday in another brilliant sports style moment. With no replay allowed for her iconic all-in-one outfit, Williams instead opted for a piece from the Nike, Serena Williams and Virgil Abloh collaboration. For her first game of the tournament, the Wimbledon winner walked onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday wearing the Off-White x Nike Queen Collection asymmetrical ballet dress. Upon arrival, she styled the piece with a custom-made black leather biker jacket from the designer, and co-ordinated tennis holdall bag with the words “AKA QUEEN” suitably emblazoned across the front. Williams’ dress featured a one-shoulder silhouette, with a long left sleeve and a sheer sleeveless cut on the right, as well as the all-important, layered short tulle ballet skirt. Speaking about their collaboration, designer Abloh previously described how his creation was perfect for the player. "The dress is feminine, but combines her aggression. It's partially revealing. It's asymmetrical. It has a sort of ballerina-esque silhouette to symbolize her grace," said Abloh in a press release. "It's not about bells and whistles and tricks. It's just about it living on the body, and expressing Serena’s spirit with each swing of the racket.” Icon Sportswire Getty Images DON EMMERT Getty Images Serena’s French Open catsuit, which had become a symbol of strength and resilience for the player, was banned by French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli. The official called out Williams for her one-piece, and accused of her of going “too far”. “It will no longer be accepted. One must respect the game and the place,” he told Tennis Magazine. But being a badass dancer/tennis player hybrid clearly worked out pretty well for Serena, and the new dress may just be her lucky charm. She raced through her first-round encounter against Magda Linette of Poland with 6-4, 6-0 in 70 minutes, in a victory that even warranted a prima ballerina-inspired pose for the crowds. We love a multi-faceted sports queen. Anadolu Agency Getty Images This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Serena Williams’ catsuit at the French Open wasn’t just another one of her fashion statements. It was a statement, she said at the time, for “all the moms out there that had a tough pregnancy and have to come back and try to be fierce, in a middle of everything. That’s what this represents. You can’t beat a cat suit, right?” Everyone – it seemed at least – applauded. But, apparently it was too much for the tournament’s organizers, who seem not to realize what extraordinary strength it took for Williams to come back and what that catsuit represented to so many people who cheered for her. The French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli singled out the outfit and spoke about an upcoming dress code the tournament will implement. From the Associated Press: In an interview in Tennis Magazine’s 500th edition, Giudicelli singled out the figure-hugging black suit that Williams wore this year at Roland Garros and said made her feel like a superhero. Giudicelli said: “It will no longer be accepted. One must respect the game and the place.” It is unclear, as many pointed out on Twitter, what exactly is disrespectful about Williams’ outfit. Also unclear: anything that would be worth making the tournament’s 3-time champion wear anything but something that makes her feel like a superhero after the fight she had to put in to make it back to the game so quickly after the birth of her daughter – and the life-threatening complications that followed. As the news spread on Friday, the outrage did as well: The game seems quite content to be played no matter what women wear. Perhaps this man should focus on his own fashion choices and respect the GOAT's rights to wear whatever the hell she pleases. #getoffhercourt https://t.co/sS7QcyJp3y — shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) August 24, 2018 It's no coincidence that Serena Williams is being dress coded at the same time black kids are being pushed out of school because of their hair. It's not the catsuit or the hair that's the problem. It's the anti-blackness. — Nadra Nittle (@NadraKareem) August 24, 2018 The French Open banning Serena from wearing a catsuit is the epitome of the word HATER. Jealousy is such an ugly trait. — LaChina Robinson (@LaChinaRobinson) August 24, 2018 They can’t get Serena on drug testing so they are banning the catsuit she wears that is MEDICALLY APPROVED to help with her blood clots. Just say you hate Black women and go — George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) August 24, 2018 As if this was ok? You do you @serenawilliams ❤️💪 pic.twitter.com/6L9gJOcPfB — Katie Jacobs Stanton (@KatieS) August 24, 2018<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Tennis Serena Williams has not worn the black catsuit since this year's French Open Serena Williams will be banned from wearing her black catsuit at the French Open in the future, with the tournament set to introduce a stricter dress code. The 23-time Grand Slam champion said the outfit made her feel like a "superhero" at Roland Garros this year. She claimed it helped her cope with the issue of blood clots, which she said almost cost her her life giving birth. "It will no longer be accepted," French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli told Tennis magazine. "I believe we have sometimes gone too far. You have to respect the game and the place." Williams says she spoke to Giudicelli on Friday, insisting the decision was "not a big deal". "The Grand Slams have the right to do what they want to do," said the three-time Roland Garros champion. "If they know that some things are for health reasons then there's no way that they wouldn't be OK with it." Giudicelli did not reveal the new rules but said they will not be as restrictive as at Wimbledon, where players must wear all-white outfits. He added that although most player uniforms for 2019 have already been planned, the FTF is asking manufacturers to share the designs. Williams, 36, made her return to Grand Slam tennis at the French Open in May following the birth of her daughter last September. The three-time winner wore the catsuit in each of the first three rounds but had to pull out of her fourth-round tie against Maria Sharapova because of injury. She dedicated the outfit to new mothers and said it made her feel like a "queen from Wakanda" in reference to the Black Panther movie. Williams is bidding for a seventh US Open title when the tournament starts on Monday and the 17th seed faces Poland's world number 60 Magda Linette in the first round.