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Serena Williams unveils new long-range serve and swish, it's a winner

Serena Williams is showing off new and eye-catching ways to fill in her days between chasing history, as she enters this French Open just one victory away from Steffi Graf's Grand Slam record 22 singles tities.

Eariler this month in Rome, Williams warmed up for the second Slam event of the year by rolling through the Italian Open without losing a set. About the only drama came off-court when she dared herself into trying some of her dog's food, with unfortunate results.

And as she gets gets underway in Paris matched Tuesday against world No. 77-ranked Magdalena Rybarikova, she's released a video that has her showing off some sharp-shooting tennis with the Dude Perfect crew - including one long-range, super-sized serve. It's a nice diversion but as this bit of improv from Rafael Nadal demonstrates, Roland Garros is certainly a capable stage for trick shots, and we can't wait to see what Williams has in store.