{"id":1194530,"date":"2022-08-30T09:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T09:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/look-queen-of-the-court-serena-williams-wins-us-open-first-round-in-grand-glittering-style\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T09:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T09:12:34","slug":"look-queen-of-the-court-serena-williams-wins-us-open-first-round-in-grand-glittering-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/look-queen-of-the-court-serena-williams-wins-us-open-first-round-in-grand-glittering-style\/","title":{"rendered":"LOOK: Queen of the court Serena Williams wins US Open first round in grand glittering style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/f286a086-6b56-52e6-bf72-8b93140eb587&amp;operation=CROP&amp;offset=0x527&amp;resize=4688x2633\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While she announced her retirement in the \u201cVogue\u201d September 2022 issue, the legendary tennis star Serena Williams made a spectacular entrance at this year\u2019s US Open in New York and went on to win her first match against Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-time Grand Slam winner is famous for her outrageous on-court outfits and her latest showstopper is nothing but spectacular.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of one wore a sheer black Nike covered in silver shimmering sparkles, People reports.<\/p>\n<p>As a nod to her previous six US Open titles, the glittering dress was made up of a six-layer skirt. Four of the layers were detachable in order for her to play in the dress which would have to be too heavy if it wasn\u2019t removed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Queen&#8217;s entrance. \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc10<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHwsW7ielA\">pic.twitter.com\/VHwsW7ielA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Sports (@NBCSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSports\/status\/1564398739237773314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her sneakers were just as spectacular. The sneaker designer opted for the NikeCourt Flare 2 shoes which boasted 400 hand-embellished diamonds with her initials inscribed on the medial side, and an embellished signature swoosh.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serena Williams will wear a figure skating-inspired Nike dress at the US Open that she designed \u2014 made of 6 layers to honor her 6 past titles at Flushing.<\/p>\n<p>Her NikeCourt Flare 2 shoes include a diamond-encrusted Swoosh and solid gold lace deubr\u00e9s with 400\u00a0hand-set diamonds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CxtGwQQlU\">pic.twitter.com\/9CxtGwQQlU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickDePaula\/status\/1564290365347098624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In conjunction with her Serena Williams Jewellery brand, the former world No 1 co-designed the ensemble that one would usually find worn by figure skaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInspired by graceful competition dresses worn by figure skaters, the embellished bodice and the skirt place Serena in the spotlight and allow her freedom of movement,\u201d Nike said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistorically, Serena\u2019s love for, and training in, fashion has informed breathtaking, defining looks. For her latest outfit for Flushing, Serena took control, providing the full vision and dialling the details for a thrilling design created to make her feel comfortable and confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>!function(e,t,r){let n;if(e.getElementById(r))return;const a=e.getElementsByTagName(\u201cscript\u201d)[0];n=e.createElement(\u201cscript\u201d),n.id=r,n.defer=!0,n.src=\u201dhttps:\/\/playback.oovvuu.media\/player\/v1.js\u201d,a.parentNode.insertBefore(n,a)}(document,0,\u201doovvuu-player-sdk\u201d);<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/lifestyle\/style-beauty\/fashion\/look-queen-of-the-court-serena-williams-wins-us-open-first-round-in-grand-glittering-style-8a2abdee-6bd0-479d-b0b1-37ab200836d9\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While she announced her retirement in the \u201cVogue\u201d September 2022 issue, the legendary tennis star Serena Williams made a spectacular entrance at this year\u2019s US Open in New York and went on to win her first match against Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3. 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