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On a makeshift tennis court outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, late-night talk show host David Letterman and Serena Williams, one of the world’s top tennis players, decided to get in a quick game yesterday. Suggested Reading A Deep Dive Into the Delineation Movement and the Debate That’s Setting the Black Internet…

On a makeshift tennis court outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, late-night talk show host David Letterman and Serena Williams, one of the world’s top tennis players, decided to get in a quick game yesterday.

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The pair didn’t even change into tennis gear. Letterman merely ditched his sport coat and played in dress slacks and a dress shirt, while Williams didn’t pass up the challenge, even though she was dressed in a long, formfitting skirt, midriff top and stilettos.

After being run ragged, a sweaty Letterman called the game and decided they should take aim at another target. Watch the clip below:

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