"YOU CAN TAKE THE SUPERHERO OUT OF HER COSTUME, BUT YOU CAN NEVER TAKE AWAY HER SUPERPOWERS" - NIKE DEFENDS SERENA WILLIAMS OVER HER BAN.

Tennis Champ, Serena Williams was banned from wearing her "Black Panther"-inspired catsuit at the French Open in subsequent matches.

The president of the French Tennis Association's president Bernard Giudicelli said that the tournament will now have a dress code because he believes "sometimes we've gone too far." He singled out Williams' bodysuit, explaining that it "will no longer be accepted".

"One must respect the game and the place, as French Open impose certain limits. Its rules won't be as strict as Wimbledon's where players must wear all white."

Reacting to the ban, American multinational corporation, NIKE shared a photo of the 23-time Grand Slam champion wearing the catsuit with an inspirational caption:  

"You can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers. #justdoit"

[VIDEO]UNIFORMED SECURITY GUARD IN TROUBLE FOR VIDEOING COPS GETTING BEATEN INSTEAD OF HELPING

ARIANA GRANDE HOPS TO FIANCE, PETE DAVIDSON'S DEFENSE AFTER HE WAS TARGETED BY "BUTTH*LE EYES"-INTERNET BULLIES

BEYONCE AVOIDS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN An EMBARRASSING FALL DURING HER ON THE RUN 2 TOUR WITH JAY Z [VIDEO]

RETIRED BASKET BALL STAR, KOBE BRYANT MAKES HIS POSITION ON A POSSIBLE RETURN TO THE NBA CLEAR