The retired world champion had a dance cameo during the half-time show while Swift attended to support her boyfriend, Kelce Traviswhose team, the Chiefs of Kansas City, faced the Eagles of Philadelphia.

Serena Williams was also at the event with her husband, Alexis OhanianAnd their eldest daughter, Olympia.

In a conversation with Time MagazineWilliams revealed that she had chosen not to visit Swift in her VIP box during the Super Bowl.

The tennis champion shared that she had more than a simple friendship as a reason to connect with the singer, revealing that her daughter Olympia, who attended the game with her, was impatient to obtain the autograph of Swift.

“I am such a mother,” said Williams in the interview. “I was ready to go here myself and say to myself:” Taylor, come and get this girl. “”

However, when she saw Swift be hoa by the fans of the Eagles of Philadelphia, Williams decided to remove her plans for the Meetup, even if she was already on the way with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and their daughter.

“It’s difficult when your team loses, I totally understand,” added Williams, before giving more context to what happened.

“My husband and I are so in a different space,” she said. “We are so connected, we are so in love, we are just, like, trying to get our autographs as girl Taylor Swift. And nothing else.”

Although Williams could not get the autograph she wanted for her daughter, that did not prevent him from defending the singer on social networks against huae.

“I love you @ taylorswift13 does not listen to these booo !!” Williams wrote on X at the time.

During the shahut in the game, Swift responded with a simulating and marthed glance: “Aww what, what’s going on.”

Later, a source revealed that the singer was “deeply” injured by the incident and that her boyfriend, Kelce, felt helpless about the situation.

“Travis was aware that Taylor hunted himself down and he felt helpless. Seeing the look on his face came to him,” said a source, according to the Daily mail.

They added: “He always protects it and it broke his heart. He was already spending a difficult night and the fact that the stadium was predominantly of the Eagles fans did not help.”

As for Williams, she continued to have a completely memorable evening, making a surprise cameo during the performance of Lamar’s half-time.

Going up on stage, the Grand Chelem winner showed her dance skills, Crip walking towards the viral song of the rapper “Not Like Us”, who, by coincidence, is a piece of dissol for the ex of Williams, Drake.

After the performance, Williams seemed really excited by her appearance when she shared photos behind the scenes of rehearsals with Olympia.

“Repeat someone?” The tennis star legend the post.

And when it was all over, Williams received praise from her fans and her husband.

“A fairly fantastic half-time show,” wrote the rich entrepreneur, Ohanian, on X.

Some criticisms targeted the performance of Williams’s Super Bowl, alleging that his crip promenade was a subtle blow to the former friend Drake, who was the subject of the Lamar track.

In response, Williams expressed his disappointment, saying that she was saddened that whoever believes that she was capable of such a petty decision.