Few tennis fans will ever be able to forget the infamous Serena Williams cat suit from the 2002 US Open. The black spandex outfit shocked viewers and went down as one of the worst fashion choices in tennis history. Players aren’t expected to bring out their classiest Wimbledon all whites to the US Open, but the cat suit was far from a suitable choice. What was Serena thinking? Did she forget that she was playing at one of the Grand Slam Tournaments? The outfit was so form fitting it was almost as though she wasn’t wearing anything at all. The cat suit’s cut off sleeves revealed her bulging biceps and the spandex shorts barely covered her bottom half. Serena should be proud of her muscular physique, but there’s a way to show off the results of your hard work in a classier, less revealing way. Players should be able to wear their outfit of choice, but not if their choice is as skimpy as Serena’s cat suit.
One possible inspiration for Serena’s daring look could have been Anne White’s full body spandex jumpsuit in 1985's Wimbledon. White’s outfit was deemed inappropriate by a tournament umpire who told White to wear something more appropriate for the next round. Maybe Serena should have been asked to change her outfit was well. On the other hand, as tennis fans around the world know that tournament officials are probably a little hesitant to make calls against Serena. One unfortunate official called a foot fault on Serena resulting in the loss against Kim Clijsters in the 2009 US Open semi-finals and fans everywhere saw Serena’s temper flare. Luckily for Serena, no official gave her a point penalty for crossing the fashion line in 2002 – she ended up dominating the tournament and taking home the women’s singles title. Maybe Serena’s outfit choice had nothing to do with fashion at all and was strictly a strategic decision to distract her opponents. Whatever the reason for Serena’s fashion faux pas, hopefully tennis fans will never have to see another cat suit on the court ever again.
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