Serena Williams attends royal wedding before playing French Open
Roxanna Scott
Serena Williams was among the celebrity guests who made a splash arriving at the royal wedding on Saturday morning.
Williams, who is a friend of Meghan Markle's after the two met in 2010, posted shots of herself on Instagram getting ready "super early" for the big day. Williams, accompanied by her husband Alexis Ohanian, looked stunning in a pink dress gathered at the waist and a matching fascinator.
Before the ceremony, cameras showed Williams chatting with Idris Elba inside St. George's Chapel. She was seated next to actress Abigail Spencer, a co-star of Markle's on Suits.
For the evening party, Williams changed into a Valentino gown.
The tennis star is expected to play in the French Open later this month, the first major championship she'll enter since giving birth to the couple's baby girl last September. The first round begins May 27.
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Winning her last major championship at the 2017 Australian Open, Williams has 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of the Open era. She has won the French Open three times in her career.
She recently attended an event to speak with kids at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in the French Riviera, which is run by her coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
In a recent interview with wtatennis.com, Mouratoglou said Williams returned to the game too soon after a difficult pregnancy but it was a wake-up call to help her better prepare for Roland Garros.
"Serena will play the French Open to win it," he said. "Can she do it? Serena can achieve anything — after being her coach for six years, I'm even more sure of that statement."
