Sports | Serena Williams Serena's Nude Shot 'Classy, Not Trampy' Tennis hottie: Williams is naked on the cover of ESPN By Evann Gastaldo Posted Oct 9, 2009 8:22 AM CDT Copied Serena Williams celebrate upon defeating Russia's Ekaterina Makarova during second round of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Serena Williams’ naked cover shot for ESPN The Magazine hits stands today, and Williams says she loves the picture, AFP reports. “They told me I had a great body and they wanted me to be on the cover so I was super flattered,” she says. “But I wanted to do it really classy and not trampy. I thought it was a really tasteful picture.” Read These Next Brazilian influencer is dead at 27 after cosmetic surgery. Trump aide gives punny response to Springsteen. Mexico's missing count is moving in the wrong direction. Conan O'Brien finally speaks on deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner. Report an error