Serena Williams is formally “evolving away” from tennis. On Tuesday morning, the mega-athlete introduced her retirement alongside a surprising vogue second — on the quilt of Vogue’s September 2022 subject along with her daughter, 4-year-old Olympia Ohanian, a method star herself. Carrying a sleeveless Balenciaga bodycon costume in a sky-blue hue, Williams posed with ease and confidence. The grand, sweeping practice prolonged past the journal’s fold, revealing Ohanian adorably holding onto the underside of her mom’s robe on the opposite web page. In opposition to a picturesque seashore backdrop, the tennis professional’s royal-blue Bulgari Excessive Jewellery earrings accomplished the gorgeous look.

Styled by vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, the serene photoshoot showcased Williams in a wide range of smooth, easy robes paired with a pop of assertion jewellery. In a single placing picture within the unfold, the tennis champion wore a light-blue Sergio Hudson slip costume that featured a protracted, asymmetrical practice, which she complemented with pearl drop earrings from Fernanda Jorge. She additionally donned two totally different white robes — a fitted one-shoulder Ralph Lauren Assortment costume with a slit and a standout backless quantity from Danielle Frankel — in addition to a customized crochet costume by Wales Bonner. Lastly, she rounded out the unfold in a colourful look, a peach-and-pink costume with facet slits from Gucci’s Beautiful collaboration with Adidas.

Neither Williams nor Ohanian is a stranger to showing in Vogue, as this marks Williams’s fourth cowl and her mini me’s second. Ohanian was the youngest individual to ever grace the journal again in 2018 at simply 3 months outdated. On this newest cowl’s accompanying interview, the tennis star opened up about her retirement, sharing her plans to develop her household and concentrate on her enterprise capital agency, Serena Ventures.

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