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"Tennis fans have been up in arms over Venus Williams&amp;#39;s apparent lack of skivvies on the court at the Australian Open, but it turns out the powerhouse is really just making clever use of a pair of flesh-colored undies.\nPinterestFacebookMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: Venus Williams of the United States of America plays a backhand in her fourth round match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy during day eight of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)\nPHOTO: Getty ImagesVenus and her sister, Serena, have both been known to flaunt their fashionable sides on-court (remember the former in a neon pink number at the U.S. Open? Or the latter&amp;#39;s white Wimbledon trench?), but this dress really raised eyebrows--and suspicions that the tennis ace wasn&amp;#39;t wearing any underwear!\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nPinterestFacebookVenus Williams of the US hits a return against Casey Dellacqua of Australia in their women&amp;#39;s singles third round match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2010. Williams won 6-1, 7-6.   AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)\nPHOTO: AFP/Getty ImagesThe New York Daily News reports that the flesh-colored shorts Venus wore underneath this neon green dress have caused quite a stir among spectators: &amp;quot;The illusion has caused some fans to speculate that she&amp;#39;s not wearing any panties and drawn catcalls from the audience. &amp;#39;Please put on some decent panties. I do not watch tennis to see your exposed buttocks!&amp;#39; wrote one fan on her Web site, venuswilliams.com. Williams took to Twitter to explain that she, in fact, has on her knickers. &amp;#39;I am wearing undershorts the same color as my skin, so it gives the slits in my dress the full effect!&amp;#39; she wrote.&amp;quot;\nI am all for fashion statements and I love how the Williams sisters have brought a sense of glamour to the game of tennis, but I&amp;#39;m not sure this much exposure is appropriate for such a public place. I know, I know, you can&amp;#39;t really see her tush, but even a split second of second guessing is too much by my count. If people have to stop and wonder whether you&amp;#39;re flashing an international audience of sports fans, I think you&amp;#39;ve gone too far. I love the tennis dress and I understand that she was afraid its impact would be lost without the flesh-colored booty shorts, but I think a few extra inches of hem, with the slits starting below her bum, would have worked just as well.\nWhat do you dolls think? Did Venus take things too far with this ensemble? Would you think she didn&amp;#39;t have any underwear on if you saw her from a distance? And would that strike you as totally fearless and fashion-forward, or kinda inappropriate for the tennis court? What do you think about her latest fashion statement? Discuss!\nPLUS\nIt&amp;#39;s love-love for Wimbledon&amp;#39;s best fashion\nAND\nDo you dress like your sister (or know anyone who does?)\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage\nFollow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!\nPhotos: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Sport; Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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