"The way Serena Williams swats it like an annoying fly" "Just so nasty" - Fans react to American's return to Dayana Yastremska at Australian Open 2019

A video featuring Serena Williams's remarkable return to Dayana Yastremska at the 2019 Australian Open recently went viral on social media. Tennis fans were delighted to see the shot and have expressed their thoughts on the same.

Making her 18th appearance at the Melbourne Major that year, Williams defeated Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 in an hour and seven minutes in the third round. It was the first encounter between the two on tour.

In the clip that went viral on Twitter, Yastremska can be seen serving to Williams during the first game of the first set. What caught the fans' attention was the ease with which the former World No. 1 returned the serve and claimed the point. The post has garnered over 103,000 views and more than 1,100 likes.

One fan was particularly impressed with the way Williams swatted the ball away like an "annoying fly." They also noted how the 23-time Grand Slam champion confidently began walking towards the other side of the court before the ball had even made contact with the back wall.

"The way she swats it like an annoying fly and starts meandering on over to the other side before the ball has hit the back of the wall… ijbol," a fan posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Another fan expressed their admiration for the way Williams scored the point, which was just the second of the match, calling it "nasty" for Yastremska.

"😭 2nd point of the match like this was just so nasty sksjskskksks," the fan posted.

Here are a few more reactions from Twitter:

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A look at Serena Williams' last Australian Open title

Serena Williams at the 2017 Australian Open

Serena Williams won her last Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open. Williams defeated her elder sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the final to clinch her 23rd Major. The match was also the penultimate encounter between the Williams sisters at a Grand Slam.

Serena Williams defeated Belinda Bencic, Lucie Safarova, Nicole Gibbs, Barbora Strycova, Johanna Konta and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on her way to the championship match.

At the age of 36, Venus Williams became the oldest women's finalist in the Open Era at the Australian Open. She also ended a seven-and-a-half-year Grand Slam final drought and reached her first Australian Open final since 2003.