Serena Williams reflected on the iconic denim skirt that she wore at the 2004 US Open during a new 'Hot Ones' interview. The athlete shared that the look was inspired by fellow tennis great Andre Agassi.
Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in 2022 and joined the staff full-time in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The Zoe Report, Popsugar, Insider and more., the 42-year-old athlete took a look back at some of her most iconic tennis ensembles.
Agassi wore the denim shorts, which he paired with a white polo, at the 1989 US Open in Flushing Meadows Park, New York.Williams continued, "I said, 'It could be jean, I'll wear jeans on the court.' And they were like, 'No, we're gonna make it a fabric that actually works.' And so that was a modern version of what Andre actually did. It was literally one of my favorite outfits ever.
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