Many WTA stars stepped out on Thursday for Tennis on the Thames, an event celebrating female empowerment and achievement.

Many of the biggest names in tennis were in attendance, such as Serena Williams ...

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Simona Halep ...

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Victoria Azarenka ... ​

Garbine Muguruza ...

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and Sloane Stephens:

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Petra Kvitova even appeared with tennis legend Monica Seles:

Seles also spoke about her first time coming to Wimbledon, when she was 15 years old: ​

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And Judy Murray and Sam Stosur held tennis and fitness events for girls:

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Other players to grace the purple carpet included Elina Svitolina ...

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Dominika Cibulkova ...

Naomi Osaka ...

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Johanna Konta ...

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Daria Gavrilova ...

Monica Puig ...

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and Heather Watson:

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The festival was themed around #WomenThatAchieve, and highlighted the inspiring stories of the WTA's players.