WATCH: Serena Williams has her first taste of US Open's iconic 'Honey Deuce' cocktail, suggests adding tequila to drink next time

Serena Williams tried the famous Honey Deuce cocktail at the 2024 US Open and raved about its taste. The American, who bid farewell to tennis at the same venue two years ago, came back to Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre to take in the tennis action at the New York Slam.

Williams made a welcome appearance at Flushing Meadows and was pictured attending Jannik Sinner's match against Christopher O'Connell. She also had chats with Iga Swiatek, Frances Taifoe, and Taylor Fritz.

The next day, she visited the tournament again to watch her good friend Grigor Dimitrov defeat Andrey Rublev, to reach the quarterfinal. She seemingly had a good time at the match as she was captured celebrating when the Bulgarian won.

Williams also tried the iconic cocktail 'Honey Deuce'. Even though she liked the drink, she suggested that fans add tequila for an even better taste.

"So I am at the US Open and I am having the famous Honey Deuce drink and everyone's like have you ever had one? I was like no because I have always been playing. I like my honey deuce with cincoro and you guys know that I like more of a tequila. Honey that's not deuce. That is called honey add-in or honey ace. Let's rename it. It is good. Oh boy. Try with the tequila," Williams said.

Watch the video below:

The 'Honey Deuce', which costs $23, is made of Grey Goose Vodka, lemonade raspberry liqueur, and honeydew.

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Serena Williams has a stellar record at the US Open

Serena Williams with the 2012 US Open trophy (Image: Getty)

Serena Williams has a stellar record at the US Open, winning 108 matches while losing just 15, having a win percentage of 88 percent. She won her first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 1999, defeating Martina Hingis.

The American won a total of six titles at the US Open, with three coming consecutively in 2012, 2013, and 2014, defeating Victoria Azarenka(2012 and 2013) and Caroline Wozniacki(2014). In 2002, she won defeating her sister Venus Williams in the final, who was the two-time defending champion. Her 2008 US Open title came against Jelena Jankovic.

She has also been in the final on four other occasions. In 2001, the 23-time Grand Slam champion lost to Venus Williams, while her 2011 loss came against Samantha Stosur. Williams also lost to Naomi Osaka in 2018 and to Bianca Andreescu in 2019.