MELBOURNE -- Serena Williams might not have played in any tournaments since her U.S. Open loss, but that is not to say it was an uneventful past four months for her. She was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, the first woman to do so on an individual basis since 1983.
She might have received even more attention, however, for chasing down and catching the thief who swiped her cell phone at a San Francisco restaurant.
"I didn't think it would be such a big story," Williams said. "I thought I just would post it on Facebook because it was fun.