"Serena Williams Rocks 2004 Look!"

Serena Williams, the 23-time  Grand Slam singles champion,   made her way back to the US Open on Saturday,  making her return as the Queen of Queens. She also came with style, sporting a denim  skirt like the one she wore in 2004 when   competing in New York and losing to Jennifer  Capriati in a contentious quarterfinal match. Poor umpiring throughout that match  led to it being highlighted later   on when electronic line-calling  was added to Grand Slam tennis. Williams made her first trip to the U.S.  Open on Saturday since her final professional   competition there in 2022. Williams was  cautious not to declare her retirement,   preferring to characterize it as 'evolving'  away from professional tennis. Nevertheless,   she advanced to the third round before falling  to Ajla Tomljanovic in her final match. Since then, she has been very busy pursuing  her commercial endeavors, landing a book deal,   releasing a documentary series  that airs on ESPN right now,   and presenting the ESPYS in July. A year ago,  Williams gave birth to her second daughter. During her decades of domination with  a racket in her hands, the 42-year-old   American tied Chris Evert for the most U.S.  Open singles championship wins. This time,   Williams was seated in a suite at Arthur  Ashe Stadium as the top-seeded player,   Jannik Sinner, defeated Chris  O'Connell in three sets. Walking about the grounds, Williams  saw American Tommy Paul's victory   at Louis Armstrong Stadium and once  stopped by the players' gym to speak   with current No. 1 women's ranked player Iga  Swiatek, who was playing on Saturday night. After winning on Saturday to  advance to the fourth round,   Williams' close friend and 2018 Australian Open  champion Caroline Wozniacki remarked that she   was bummed not to have seen Williams  in the Grandstand's spectator seats. With a giggle, Wozniacki remarked, "I'm  going to text her." "I'm a little upset   with her for missing my match." I believe  that's something we should discuss later. Tennis is having a moment despite Williams'  absence from the game. This is evident in   the new Zendaya movie Challengers, which uses the  game as the setting for a three-person love tale. Season 4, Episode 1 of "Emily in Paris" is set  in Roland Garros. Additionally, there will be   an upcoming Carlos Alcaraz show and a recently  released docuseries about Williams and Roger   Federer. Williams will also be hosting the ESPYs,  and she will be seen in the opening ceremony   of the Paris Olympics alongside Coco Gauff,  Rafael Nadal, Amelie Mauresmo, and Williams. These days, tennis has been ingrained in both  culture and psyche. And that's wonderful to   see,' said Williams' longtime representative  Jill Smoller. "With all the TV shows and films,   the ongoing integration of sports and fashion,   you can see athletes represented  in almost every industry." With Williams setting a women's record with 23  Grand Slam singles championships before retiring   in 2022, Novak Djokovic reaching 24  and continuing, Rafael Nadal at 22,   and Roger Federer, who announced  his retirement two years ago,   at 20, the sport is emerging  from a golden age on the court. There's a new generation of rising stars  now. Iga Swiatek, the top-ranked woman,   is 23 years old and has already won five  major titles. Alcaraz, who is 21 years old,   has four, including the last two at  Wimbledon and the French Open. Gauff   is 20 years old and won his first Slam  trophy at Flushing Meadows a year ago.

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