Former world No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams made a surprise cameo in rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, showcasing the popular crip walk.

“End of story.” The payoff resulted in Williams crip-walking in front of a lamp post on the Caesars Superdome field while Lamar sang his Grammy-winning Drake diss track “Not Like Us.”

I t was a brief but blockbuster cameo. For less than five seconds in the closing moments of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, as headliner Kendrick Lamar performed his Grammy-award winning Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” the camera flipped to the corner of the stage to show 43-year-old tennis all-time-great Serena Williams crip walking.

Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome was full of surprise cameos, including Samuel L. Jackson and Drake's rumored ex Serena Williams.

Serena Williams went from the stands to the stage at Super Bowl 2025. The tennis phenom made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, with the Eagles leading the reigning champion Chiefs, 24-0.

Celebrity friends and family of the four-time Olympic gold medalist flooded the comment section, cheering on the tennis star's surprise appearance. Former NBA star Dwyane Wade commented fire emojis, while Serena Williams' sister Venus Williams commented "You did that!!! 💙✨"

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Serena appeared for just a few seconds during the closing moments of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. After Lamar finally launched into his Grammy-winning Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," the camera flipped to show Serena crip walking, a dance she famously performed at Wimbledon in 2012, to celebrate her win against Maria Sharapova.

Serena Williams was a surprise guest at Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show on Sunday. Wearing a tenniscore-inspired outfit, the former professional tennis player danced to Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in the middle of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.