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PHOTOS: Gatorade pays tribute to Serena Williams with 21-panel mural in Brooklyn

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New York is alive with the sound of Serena Williams buzz.

Six matches from completing the first calendar Grand Slam in nearly 30 years, Williams has a nation captivated, and now, she also has her likeness depicted in different variations as part of a massive, hand-painted, 13-by-90-foot mural in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The mural was commissioned by Gatorade, who hired artists from around the world to paint the 21 panels on an outdoor wall at the corner of Kent Avenue and Grand Street.

Drawing on the considerable stockpile of iconic imagery Williams has produced while setting the sport on fire over the last decade and a half, each piece corresponds to one of her 21 major titles.

(courtesy: ESPNW)

Gatorade didn't stop there, either. In conjunction with the mural, it released a stirring ad campaign featuring four spots - titled "Unmatched," "Visualization," "Sisterhood," and "Determination."

Goosebumps.

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