Serena Williams is one step closer to her goal.
The tennis legend, 42, has been candid about her postpartum weight loss, documenting her journey with fans and sharing real-time measurements.
On Monday, July 1, Williams shared a video on Instagram of herself trying on a Valentino denim midi skirt for the third time.
“Ok everyone, the jeans skirt is baaaaaaackkkkkkk,” she wrote in the description. “Paris was fun, but I have to see if I can fit into this skirt already — I’m saying a little prayer…lol.”
“I haven’t tried it on since last time. So let’s see what happens here. Let’s pray,” she says in the video as she pulls the garment over her dusty pink sweatpants. “Don’t be negative if it doesn’t work out.”
Williams pulls her skirt up to her waist and notes, “We don’t have such a big problem anymore, but we still have a little problem.”
The Grand Slam champion states that she has made “a lot of progress” as she fastens the buttons on her skirt, but struggles to lift the zipper. “I’m not that sad, I’m not even disappointed. Honestly, I’m in over my ass. It’s a little tight… I can’t really breathe.”
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Williams takes off her skirt and says optimistically to the camera, “I might have to do one video. Hopefully the next one.”
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Fans shared an outpouring of support for Williams in the comments, with many praising her current look. “Throw away that skirt and buy a new one with a little stretch b/c your body is perfect,” wrote one fan.
Another commented: “Chile, make that skirt a little jacket or something! Your body is too bombshell! You are a mother, you sacrificed your body twice to bring 2 tiny humans.”
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Serena Williams.
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The athlete first shared her denim skirt trial in a January Instagram post titled “Denim Skirt Diary (Part 1).”
“I got this cool Valentino skirt when I was pregnant and I was like, ‘I’ll be able to fit into this when I don’t have a belly,'” the Olympian says in the clip, before revealing that it doesn’t fit.
She stated that her goal is to be able to wear a skirt. “And honestly, I should have been able to fit it in by now, but I ran into some … I was distracted for about a month. So, I’m about a month late. We’ve got a lot more to do,” she said. in that time.
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Williams tried the skirt on for a second time in May, but found that it did not fall over her hips. “I’m going to try my skirt again to see if it’s closer than it was four weeks ago. It’s really been about six weeks. Honestly, I feel like it’s going to fit the same because I’ve been working out a lot but I don’t know if the needle is moving,” she said in the video .
“I want to cry, but I don’t. I’m going to stop eating all those snacks,” she joked.
Williams welcomed her second daughter, Adira River, with husband Alexis Ohanian in August 2023. They also have a daughter together, Olympia, 6.
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