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The tennis star played in a shimmery, flowy black dress and a matching bedazzled Nikeheadband.

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HairstylistNikki Nelmsslicked Williams’s curls into what seemed like a simple sleek ponytail.

The talented stylist wove teeny-tiny Swarovski jewels into Williams’scaramel brown-highlightedkinks.

In an Instagram post she shared of the look, Nelms sang Williams’s praises in the caption.

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“Last nite was amazing.

@serenawilliams is an icon,” the caption reads.

“She’s been shining her whole life… her whole career.

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Last nite her hair did too.

And she surely shone during the Monday game.

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Serena Williams at the 1999 U.S. Open, Olympia at the 2022 U.S. Open

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