Watch: Serena Williams' acrobatic pre-match warm-up

How does the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world warm-up before her matches? With a little music, a little dancing, and ... some handstand push-ups. Serena

Courtney Nguyen|

How does the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world warm-up before her matches? With a little music, a little dancing, and ... some handstand push-ups.

Serena Williams posted a video of her pre-match routine on Instagram, and I think it's safe to say there's no need to worry about her core strength.

"It's just really silly," Serena said after her 6-1, 6-3 win over Jelena Jankovic in the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. "It's just Serena doing hand stands. Yeah, that's it. I guess I love hand stands."

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Published Aug 15, 2014 | Modified Aug 15, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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