Serena shuts down reception rumours

Serena Williams has hit back at rumours that she played beer pong at the royal wedding, insisting the story is "not even remotely true".

The 36-year-old tennis legend watched her friend Meghan Markle say 'I do' to Prince Harry on May 19, and while she scored a highly-coveted invite to the private evening reception, the party wasn't as wild as some made it out to be.

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Although multiple outlets reported that Williams dominated beer pong at the star-studded reception held at Frogmore House, she set the record straight after playing in the French Open on Tuesday.

"Not even remotely true," she said of the story, adding: "I don't even drink beer".

The popular drinking game, in which players throw table tennis balls into cups of beer which other guests then have to drink, was rumoured to be one of the many US influences at the wedding.

However, Williams made it clear that neither she nor anyone else was playing beer pong at the royal wedding.

Among other things, Serena insists that "there was no beer pong at the royal wedding," tennis writer Christopher Clarey tweeted on Tuesday during the press conference.

NZ Herald