Ever since she stepped onto the 2002 U.S. Open court in a black spandex onesie,  Serena Williams has all but redefined tennis style. After all, who needs plain whites when you can wear hot pink, ​black studs, neon yellow, and denim miniskirts instead? With less than a week before this year’s U.S. Open, Williams, fresh off of a win at Cincinnati and on her way to world domination (a.k.a a possible fourth Grand Slam), took a few minutes to sit down with me at a special Nike Court event in New York City. There we discussed on-court style influences, how her looks have evolved over the years, and where she finds the confidence to take major fashion risks.