WATCH: Serena Williams & Naomi Osaka turn heads alongside Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Angel Reese & others in epic Beats by Dre commercial
Tennis stars Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have been featured in a Beats by Dre commercial. The official video titled Athletes Get It was released by the audio brand on Wednesday worldwide.
Beats by Dre is well known in the audio gadgets industry. It manufactures high-end headphones, earphones, and speakers. It was co-founded in 2006 by rapper and producer Andre Young aka Dr. Dre. It recently released a commercial featuring Grand Slam champions Williams and Osaka.
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland of Manchester City fame also appeared in the promotional video. NBA superstars LeBron James and Bronny James were also featured, joined by WNBA sensation Angel Reese, renowned track and field athlete Sha'Carri Richardson, Los Angeles Dodgers hitter Shohei Ohtani, Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Japanese climber Nonaka Miho, and motorsport racer Daniel Ricciardo.
Narrated by Reese, the voiceover in the commercial says:
"Listen, it’s called chasing your dreams for a reason. You gotta go get it. Living legends get it. Terminators get it. Working moms, rock stars and redeemers get it. Big timers get it. Ya’ll know walking double-doubles get it. Grand Slams too. One-track minds get it. The 50/50 club definitely gets it. I know rookies get it. And kings too. So you know I gotta ask: What’s stopping you?"
American Williams ruled over the tennis courts on the WTA circuit between 1995 and 2022. She amassed 23 Grand Slam titles and spent 319 weeks as the World No. 1. Japanese Osaka also made a name after turning pro in 2013. She has won four Major trophies and spent 21 weeks as the top-ranked woman.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka clashed on the court four times
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams clashed on the WTA Tour four times before the latter hung her racket up in September 2022.
Their first-ever meeting went Osaka's way, with the Japanese winning the first-round match at the Miami Open 6-3, 6-2 in 2018. A few months later in the same year, she handed Williams one of her biggest losses in the final of the US Open. She won the summit clash 6-2, 6-4 to open her Grand Slam account.
The 23-time Major winner scored one over the Japanese by claiming the 2019 Canadian Open quarterfinals. Osaka ended the rivalry with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the 2021 Australian Open semifinals to take a 3-1 lead in the head-to-head.