Serena Williams' year-end accolades have put the tennis star back in the spotlight as the end to 2015 approaches.

But she seems to be using her platform to showcase herself as a new sex symbol, Madame Noire reports.

Serena Williams' Christmas Photos Are Depressing

From Williams' Sports Illustrated cover as "Sportsperson of the Year," to the revealing outfit she wore to the SI awards ceremony to accept her honor, to her somewhat surprising Instagram post on Christmas Day of herself in a white leotard, showing off her left leg while wearing high heels, the current queen of the WTA seems to have an agenda other than plotting a course to complete the calendar Grand Slam in 2016.

"I half expect to see her in a Drake video for 'Hotline Bling 2,'" Madame Noire reports. "And don't get me wrong, Serena has always been fashionable, but why is she selling sex now?

"I can't help wondering if it has something to do with Drake. Is she trying to prove that her ass is better than any woman he can put in his music video? Come on, Serena. Or perhaps she's addressing the idiots who say that she's not feminine enough. Nothing says 'I am woman' like walking around in your lingerie. Is she trying to keep up with pal Kim Kardashian? How far is she willing to go? It's like watching Michelle Obama join one of those Real Housewives shows -- somebody do something!"

Poor Sportsmanship Should Disqualify Serena Williams From "Sportsperson Of The Year"

Williams has been an enigma for much of her career, and her latest choice of photos in public add to the mystery. She could be trying to close the gap on Maria Sharapova, who leads all female tennis players in endorsements, despite the fact that Williams owns the Russian on the court.

Or if its not about Drake, she may be showing herself or the world that at 34, she's still got it.

Although, that was never a question. Her new sexiness agenda is.

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