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'Super Serena' Returns With 1st Round Win at Australian Open

Related Topics: Serena Williams, Camila Giorgi

MELBOURNE, Australia — At the time, she called herself "Super Serena" and posted a picture of herself dressed like Superwoman.

In hindsight, tennis star Serena Williams thinks it wasn't the best idea to chase after a man who appeared to be stealing her cell phone.

"Sometimes, athletes just react," the No. 1-ranked player said Monday as she started her bid for a seventh Australian Open title with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Italy's Camila Giorgi.

Williams hadn't completed a competitive match since losing in the U.S. Open semifinals, a defeat that ended her bid to win all four Grand Slams in the same season.