American tennis superstar Serena Williams is back and how! As described by husband, Alexis Ohanian the ‘Supermama’ of their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. marked her return to grand slam tennis with a solid victory over Kristyna Pliskova in the first round of French Open 2018. Not just her winning return to competitive playing but also her ferocious choice of outfit, which is making headlines. Serena wore a black catsuit that made her feel like "a queen from Wakanda." And now, Serena is slaying in a black monokini as a cover girl for Harper's Bazaar UK. She shared pictures of the magazine cover on her Instagram handle, making her 8.3 million followers shout out in joy.

Serena who was on maternity leave to give birth to her daughter Alexis is back in Roland Garros, year’s second grand slam tournament where she has been a winner thrice. However, when French Open organisers decided to not give any seeding to Serena who due to her absence from the tour slipped to world no. 453 in rankings. Mind you, Serena Williams was No. 1 ranked player in WTA rankings when she took the maternity break. While her fans, former players and fellow opponents including long-time rival Maria Sharapova criticised the decision, Serena decided to go about the business.

Dressed up in a powerful full-body catsuit, Serena Williams took on Pliskova and defeated her in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. Her choice of the outfit by Nike got everyone talking on the internet, the 23-grand slam winner took to Twitter to explain the reason behind it. She wrote, “Catsuit anyone? For all the moms out there who had a tough recovery from pregnancy—here you go. If I can do it, so can you. Love you all!!” Yeas, Queen Serena.

Following the first day victory in Paris, Serena continues to throw pleasant surprises at her fans. She posted a picture on Instagram, a magazine cover of Harper's Bazaar UK that has her sizzling in a sexy black leotard by Norma Kamali, which she teamed up with an oversized shirt. Leaving her natural curls down, Serena Williams is an epitome of strength, elegance and beauty.

There is another picture of Serena shot by the photographer Richard Phibbs, in which Serena Williams has donned a sporty jumpsuit by Dior. The 36-year-old teamed up with lace-up boots custom-made by the fashion house’s designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Fans are simply ecstatic with the gorgeous photo shoot of Serena Williams. The tennis fans all over the world will be hoping to see more of the American superstar at French Open 2018 as she next faces Ashleigh Barty in the second round. There’s a possible clash of Serena with Russian tennis star, Maria Sharapova in the round of 16 if the pair makes it that far in the tournament.

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