Serena Williams Just Made Her Comeback in a Symbolic Nike Catsuit

Serena Williams is back. She's officially kicked off her first Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in January 2017, which she won while pregnant with her daughter, Olympia. At the French Open on Tuesday, Williams nixed a skirt or a dress and debuted a badass catsuit instead—and even better, it has a symbolic meaning. 

Speaking to the Tennis Channel, Williams explained the significance of her look. "All the moms out there [who] had a tough pregnancy and have to come back and try to be fierce in a middle of everything—that's what this represents. You can't beat a catsuit, right?" Who can possibly argue with that? Scroll down to see her French Open look, which she custom-designed with Nike. 

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