‘I was sealed as a fashion icon’ – Serena Williams shares her awe-inspiring US Open outfit inspired by Andre Agassi’s shorts

It was the 2004 US Open. Serena Williams was the No. 3 seed in the tournament and was one of her frontrunners for the title. Prior to the tournament, the American star partnered with Nike to wear the brand’s apparel at the tournament. Now for one. Recently, she described the outfit she wore to the 2004 US Open.

Serena Williams talks about her ‘special’ 2004 US Open outfit

In a video released by Vogue, Serena remembers a special moment in her life. One of those moments for her came at her 2004 US Open when Selena wore a denim outfit. When she talked about it, she said, “This is when Nike was introduced. When I think of all the clothes I wear, people say, ‘What’s your favorite? This is always top 3. “

Furthermore, she added: “I remember saying to Nike, ‘If I was switching from Puma to you guys, I wanted something flashier.’ I love what I was wearing.I want to wear a jeans skirt.” So we designed this amazing jeans skirt. It was jeans fabric, but very light weight.

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Speaking about her shoes, Serena said. “And this amazing designer’s name was Owen. His name is Owen. He’s still at Nike. He designed the best shoes I’ve ever seen and gave me boots.” I was like boots he said yeah but you can zip it up and play in these shoes when you play when this outfit debuted I was sealed as a tennis fashion icon. Since that day, everyone was always looking for, okay, what will Serena wear on the court?

How did Serena perform at the 2004 US Open?

The American legend had entered her ‘home’ Grand Slam tournament as one of the favorites to lift the title. She reached the quarterfinals at that year’s US Open, where she faced her compatriot Jennifer Capriati in the best eight.

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She started the match on her front foot and won the first set, but Capriati came back strong to win the next two sets, defeating Serena in the quarterfinals of the 2004 US Open.