4 popular commercials featuring Serena Williams
Serena Williams has had an extraordinary career so far in both singles and doubles. She has 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles to her name.
Williams' popularity over the years has made her one of the most marketable athletes in the world. The American has appeared in a number of commercials for top brands and sponsors, some of which are iconic in their own right.
On that note, let's take a look at four popular commercials featuring Serena Williams.
#1 Michelob ULTRA Super Bowl Commercial
Serena Williams appeared alongside several notable athletes in Michelob ULTRA's commercial for the 56th Super Bowl earlier this year. The advert takes place in a bowling alley and features footballer Alex Morgan, NBA star Jimmy Butler, NFL legend Peyton Manning and WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike. Actor Steve Buscemi also appeared in the commercial.
In the commercial, all the athletes tried their hand at bowling, with Williams stealing the show.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion spoke about gender equality in the ad, saying:
"This year, Michelob Ultra made a commitment to supporting gender equality in sports. And it was so great to see that come into fruition when they decided to put that commitment to action by having just as many female athletes in this Super Bowl ad as they had male athletes. It's a great opportunity to applaud the brand for just elevating female athletes, and really walking the walk and talking the talk."
#2. Addressing 'Crazy' Women in 2019 Nike commercial
In 2019, Serena Williams appeared in a commercial for Nike which aired at the Academy Awards ceremony.
The American sent a strong message about the double-standards that women face and lauded strong and successful females in all walks of life.
"If we show emotion, we are called dramatic," Williams said. "If we want to play against men, we're nuts. And if we dream of equal opportunity, delusional. When we stand for something, we're unhinged. When we're too good, there's something wrong with us. And if we get angry, we're hysterical, irrational or just being crazy.
The former World No. 1 further elaborated on how women in sports had the tag of "crazy" attached to them even though they succeeded despite many obstacles.
"But a woman running a marathon was crazy. A woman boxing was crazy. A woman dunking, crazy. Coaching an NBA team, crazy. A woman competing in hijab, changing her sport, landing a double cork 1080, or winning 23 Grand Slams, having a baby, and then coming back for more, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy and crazy. So if they wanna call you crazy? Fine. Show them what crazy can do."
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#3 Bumble commercial for Super Bowl
Serena Williams was the brand ambassador for online dating app Bumble and appeared in a commercial for the company in the 2019 Super Bowl. In the ad, she once again sent out a message about empowerment.
"The world tells you to wait, that waiting is polite, and good things will just come. If I waited for change to happen, I never would have made a difference. So make the first move, don't wait to be told your place. Take it, don't wait for people to find you. Find them and work , in love and in life. And most of all, don't wait to be given power, we already have it," Williams said.
#4 Wonder Woman for DirecTV commercial
One of Serena Williams' more recent commercials for DirecTV featured the American dressed as Wonder Woman. The American can be seen battling against ball machines, with John McEnroe also making a cameo.