Alycia Parks wears "Queen" necklace designed by Serena Williams' jewelry line while lifting her maiden WTA singles title
Alycia Parks wore the famous "QUEEN" necklace designed by Serena Williams' jewelry line while lifting her maiden WTA title.
The 22-year-old won the Lyon Open by beating top seed and home favorite Caroline Garcia 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the final. Parks produced a fine service performance throughout the match, serving 15 aces and winning 39 out of 46 points on her first serve.
The American shared a video of herself kissing the Lyon Open trophy. In the video, she can be seen wearing the "QUEEN" necklace designed by Serena Williams' jewelry line.
The necklace is made of Sterling Silver and has "QUEEN" inscribed on it. It has an 18-inch cable chain along with closure rings that are 16 and 17 inches.
The company's Instagram page shared the video on their Instagram story, with the caption reading:
"@alycia.parks shining in our 'QUEEN' ID necklace."
Besides having an illustrious tennis career, Serena Williams is also excelling in the fashion world. She has her own jewelry line as well as a clothing line named "S by Serena." The 41-year-old previously wore the "QUEEN" necklace during her second-round match against Nina Stojanovic at the 2021 Australian Open.
"It feels amazing to hold my first WTA tour-level championship trophy" - Alycia Parks on winning the Lyon Open
Alycia Parks was expectedly joyous on winning the Lyon Open and said after her win over Caroline Gracia that it felt amazing to lift her maiden WTA title.
"It feels amazing to hold my first WTA tour-level championship trophy. Words can’t explain. Just last year, I was in an [ITF Challenger] $60,000 final, and now I have won a WTA 250," Parks said.
The 22-year-old said that she was focused on her service games and fought for every point throughout her match against Garcia:
"I made sure I focused on my service games today to get through the match, because I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy match. So just staying within myself, and fighting for every point, and that got me through the match."
Parks' exploits in Lyon saw her climb 28 spots to a new career-high ranking of 51st.
She will next compete at the Linz Open in Austria and will take on fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina in the first round. It will be the second match between the two, with the Ukrainian winning their previous encounter in Charleston back in 2019.