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Players pay tribute to postponed Met Gala

The 2020 Met Gala would have taken place on Monday, but due to COVID-19, the event was postponed. This year's theme for the 150th anniversary celebration was going to be About Time: Fashion and Duration.

A few lucky players who have attended the extravagant gala posted throwbacks to better years when they walked the red carpet and enjoyed brushing elbows with celebrities.

Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian were in New York last year instead of in Europe for Roland Garros warm-up events.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Serena Williams attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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The 23-time Grand Slam champion has made time for the Met Gala before, including memorably in 2017 when she was pregnant with Alexis Olympia Jr.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Serena Williams attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly)
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Maria Sharapova attended the Met Gala in 2019 as well, accompanied by boyfriend Alexander Gilkes.

The Russian was invited to the gala in 2016 as well, when she came dressed in red.

Caroline Wozniacki is another tennis star that's graced the event. She went in 2016, also in red:

And who can forget Roger Federer's famous snake-adorned blazer from 2017?

The Swiss' style choices that day was talked about for seasons to come. While the Met Gala could still happen at a later date in 2020, there will always be more years of tennis and fashion to look forward to.