Actress Laverne Cox laughs as fans mistake her for Beyoncé as she attends the U.S. Open to support Serena Williams. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
<p>As <strong><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/serena-williams-announces-that-she-is-evolving-away-from-tennis-ive-been-reluctant-to-admit-that-i-have-to-move-on-from-playing-tennis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Serena Williams</a></strong> competes in the U.S. Open, many people are front and center as this will be the legendary tennis player&#8217;s last time competing in the tournament. One of the many people that came out Monday night to support Serena during her match was actress <strong><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/laverne-cox-takes-accountability-for-entanglement-comment-made-to-will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laverne Cox</a></strong>. However, Laverne was originally mistaken for another major celebrity and had a hilarious reaction to what fans had to say.</p>
<p>Laverne hit up the tennis tournament rocking a brown pair of liquid leggings and a sheer black top, along with a black face mask and hoop earrings. While cheering from the crowd, Laverne was caught on camera, and many fans at home watching the tournament thought she was Beyoncé.</p>
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<p>Soon after some fans came to the realization that it wasn&#8217;t Beyoncé, and actually Laverne, causing them to laugh about the moment.</p>
<p>Once Laverne caught on to what fans were talking about over on Twitter, she <em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3iVaxOCEz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a></em>,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Not me getting mistaken for @Beyonce at the #USOpen tonight then trending on Twitter as the internet cackles over the mistaken identity. These tweets are funny as hell. Enjoy!!!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Now although Beyoncé was not physically present Monday night to watch Serena&#8217;s match in the U.S. Open, she did recently narrate the new Gatorade commercial that celebrates Serena&#8217;s final U.S. Open.</p>
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<p>As <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/serena-williams-announces-that-she-is-evolving-away-from-tennis-ive-been-reluctant-to-admit-that-i-have-to-move-on-from-playing-tennis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously</a></em> reported, earlier this month Serena Williams announced that she would be evolving away from tennis and said,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have never liked the word <em>retirement.</em> It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is <em>evolution.</em> I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Congrats to Serena Williams on her legendary career in the sport of tennis, and thank you for forever changing the game.</p>
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<p>TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94</p>
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