The tennis star, who made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance, posted behind-the-scenes photos from her rehearsals
Serena Williams’ is sharing a behind-the-scenes look into her appearance at Super Bowl LIX.
On Sunday, Feb. 9, the tennis player, 43, made a surprise appearance on stage at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans as part of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance. Williams showcased her crip-walking skills as she recreated the energetic dance move made famous by the Los Angeles Crips in the 1970s as she danced along to Lamar’s smash hit “Not Like Us.”
With her appearance no longer a secret, the athlete shared behind-the-scenes pictures of her and her daughter Olympia, 7, as she practiced for her moment at the 2025 Super Bowl on Instagram.
The gallery showed both Williams and Olympia in different positions at practice, including one where her daughter stood behind her as she practiced crip-walking and another of Olympia playing with Williams’ hair during a break.
In the photos, Williams is wearing the bottom half of her Super Bowl outfit, a blue skirt and blue high-top Converse sneakers, with a black top and her daughter is dressed in black-and-white printed pants with a white graphic T-shirt.
“Rehearsals anyone?” the mom of two captioned her post.
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Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian are parents to two daughters. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., who goes by Olympia, in September 2017. They expanded their family five years later when Williams gave birth to their younger daughter, Adira River Ohanian, in August 2023.
Though Williams has previously been open about her struggles with motherhood, she also recognizes the joy in such a significant life change. The tennis star, who stepped away from the sport in 2022, puts her family above everything.
“I’ve been so focused on my career my whole life, but when I had a family and got married, I realized that there’s so much more to life. And that was great,” she told PEOPLE in January 2021.
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Since Williams stepped away from tennis, Olympia has made her mom “very aware” that she’s happy with that decision.
“[Olympia] wants to make sure that I’m aware that I should have time on my hands and I need to spend more time with her,” Williams said on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast. “Little kids really want to be with their parents. And I just feel fortunate that she wants to be with me.”
Despite her busy schedule, Williams has always been an active and present mom in her daughters’ lives. She shared the reality of balancing motherhood with her full-fledged career in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in 2018.
“It’s been so hard balancing being a mom and starting my clothing line, as well as playing a professional sport!” Williams said at an event presented by Val Vogt and John Terzian at The Peppermint Club. “However, it is the challenge that makes it fun!”
Source people.com
