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 Louisiana mayor convicted of raping her son's 16-year-old friend. It's reportedly tense right now in White House over gas prices. Missile allegedly fired at Turkey brings talk of NATO's Article 5. A $220M ad campaign may have been Kristi Noem's downfall. Report an error