PHOTOS: Venus Williams, Lacoste team up to ace Met Gala with tenniscore tribute

We'd say this legend nailed the dress code, "Tailored For You", on Monday evening.



NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Venus Williams attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Mike Coppola/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
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Advantage, Venus Williams!

On Monday evening in New York, the seven-time major singles winner served up her latest ace by paying homage to her tennis roots at the Met Gala. Teaming up with Pelagia Lolotuoros, creative director at Lacoste, Williams stepped out in an emerald-green ensemble that fired on all cylinders in confirming tenniscore's place among high fashion.

A look at the look:

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US tennis player Venus Williams arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The 2025 Met Gala is themed "Tailored for You," aligning with the Costume Institute's exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," set to open to the public on May 10. (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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US tennis player Venus Williams arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The 2025 Met Gala is themed "Tailored for You," aligning with the Costume Institute's exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," set to open to the public on May 10. (Photo by Angela WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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