Serena Williams has a must-see bikini body. Williams, 44, showed off her slimmed-down figure while posing in a black swimsuit in the latest cover story for NET-A-PORTER'S digital site, PORTER, on Monday, December 1. In her photo shoot, the tennis pro rocked an Alaïa swimsuit, featuring a high neck, a cutout over her abs and a cheeky back. Williams styled the number with coordinating Alaïa heels. She added a touch of sparkle to her ensemble with gold earrings by Pariah, adorned with diamonds. For glam, she donned a full beat including long lashes, filled-in eyebrows and lined lips. Her blonde hair, which was styled in a wet look, worn down and pushed back. Serena Williams Shows Off Her Figure After Using a Weight Loss Drug Williams struck a pose with her hands on her hips in front of a pool and body of water. While chatting with PORTER, Williams opened up about facing criticism of her body while playing tennis early in her career. "It was hard because when I was playing in the beginning - the first 15 years - my body was different," she told the publication. "I had big boobs; I had a big butt. Every athlete was, like, super flat, super thin and beautiful, but in a different way. And I didn't understand as an athlete how to deal with that." 'Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve/ PORTER / NET-A- PORTER.COM' She continued, "It does affect you mentally. Absolutely. You think you're large for your whole life and you look [back] and you're like, I was fit. Yeah, I had big muscles. I didn't look like these other girls but not everyone looks the same." Williams' sexy photo shoot comes after she opened up to People in August about using GLP-1 to lose 31 pounds after "never" being able to reach the weight she says she "needed to be at" following the birth of her daughter Olympia in 2017. "It was crazy because I'd never been in a place like that in my life where I worked so hard, ate so healthy and could never get down to where I needed to be at," she explained, noting that now she feels "great." "I had never taken shortcuts in my career and always worked really hard. I know what it takes to be the best," the Olympian added. She shared that it was "very frustrating" to be working so hard and not see the physical results of her efforts and dedication. Williams then expanded her family again in August 2023, welcoming daughter Adira with husband Alexis Ohanian, but shared that she wasn't able to drop more baby weight after two weeks. Serena Williams Flaunts Her Figure in Lingerie After 31-Pound Weight Loss "I never lost another pound," she shared. "I just thought, gosh, I don't know if I would ever be able to get back to where I needed to get to." "The size I was before, there was nothing wrong with it. It's just not what I wanted to have," she said. "I just knew that I wanted to be where I personally felt comfortable." To see the full interview with Serena Williams read PORTER at https://www.net-a-porter.com/porter/article-511c5a2f78ecf782 and/or download the NET-A-PORTER app for iPhone, iPad and Android.