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AI garment reconstruction: Serena Williams, Australian Open 2019. Serena Williams’s green Nike romper with black-and-white striped front and waistband at the 2019 Australian Open.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Serena Williams · 2019

The Serena-tard

Green, graphic stripes and a short romper silhouette for Melbourne.

The story behind the look

Williams called this custom Nike design her “Serena-tard”. The green short romper used black-and-white stripes down the centre front and across the waist, with an open-back detail described in contemporary coverage.

She wore it for her first-round victory over Tatjana Maria. Fishnet tights completed the original styling; the reconstruction isolates the striped competition garment.