Nike Releases Serena Williams Ad Featuring Brand Athletes After Win at US Open

Serena Williams defeated Ekaterina Makarova in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Shocking, right?

Later, the 34-year-old tweeted a new Nike ad featuring a who's who of brand athletes and celebrities singing her praises.

"I think she's given women and athletes hope and the idea that we can be anything that we want to be," boxer Marlen Esparza said.

The spot was released the same day this iconic ad was created in Brooklyn, New York, as relayed by Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal:

[Nike, Twitter]