Serena Williams understands why everyone thought she was throwing shade at Drake when she showed up dancing during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance, but she insists that was never her intention.

I have never had negative feelings towards him. We’ve known him for so many years,” the tennis champion said of Drake, whom she reportedly dated on and off from 2011 to 2015.

Tennis legend Serena Williams appears to have some mixed emotions about her involvement in Kendrick Lamar's halftime show at Super Bowl LIX. "I don't know if I regret it or not," she told Time 's Sean Gregory after her small role in the performance sparked plenty of conversation.