‘Superhero’ Serena Williams chases down phone thief: He’s no match for super athlete

Serena Williams used Instagram to describe how she sensed someone was about to steal her smartphone, then chased down a man who took off with her device and eventually gave it up.

In an Instagram post Wednesday, the tennis star said: “I kept watching him from the corner of my eye. Then when least expected low and behold this common petty thief grabbed my phone and swiftly left.”

She jumped up, weaved her way out of a “cozy restaurant” and chased him down, she said.

When she cornered him, the phone was ringing and “my superhero sidekick quailman was face timing me so he could not possibly deny the allegations. I swiftly thanked him and left.”

She concluded:

“Superhero? Maybe? Or HELL YEA!! … Always listen to your superhero inner voice. Always keep your things close! Fight for what’s right. Stand for what you believe in! Be a superhero!”

She said she received a standing ovation when she returned to the unnamed restaurant.

“I was proud. I just showed every man in there I can stand up to [bullies] and other men. It was a win for the ladies!”

Soooooo yesterday at dinner the CRAZIEST THING happened to me. I was sitting enjoying some Chinese food (delicious may I add) and this guy stands next to me. It was only 2 of us sitting at a 4 person table just chatting like we have not seen each other in years. Anyways I digress, so this guy is standing next to me and something (I have now dubbed it my SUPERHERO sense) told me to watch him. My phone was sitting in the chair but I just didn’t feel right. He was there too long. “Is he a customer?” I thought “Is he waiting on the bathroom?” nonetheless I tried to shake his this eerie feeling. However, I kept watching him from the corner of my eye. Than when least expected low and behold this common petty thief grabbed my phone and swiftly left. I looked at the chair, than shouted “Omg that dude took my phone!!” Not thinking I reacted (hence the superwoman photo) I jumped up, weaved my way in and out of the cozy restaurant (leaping over a chair or two) and chased him down. He began to run but I was too fast. (Those sprints came in handy) I was upon him in a flash! In the most menacing yet calm no nonsense voice I could muster I kindly asked him if he “accidentally” took the wrong phone. He stumbled on his words probably not expecting this to happen. While he was thinking of the right thing to say and eventually he said “Gosh you know what I did! It was so confusing in there. I must have grabbed the wrong phone.” Meanwhile My phone was ringing, my superhero sidekick quailman was face timing me so he could not possibly deny the allegations. I swiftly thanked him and left. Superhero? Maybe? Or HELL YEA!! I’ve got the speed the jumps, the power, the body, the seduction, the sex appeal, the strength, the leadership and yet the calm to weather the storm. Always listen to your superhero inner voice. Always keep your things close! Fight for what’s right. Stand for what you believe in! Be a superhero! When I got back into the restaurant I received a standing ovation. I was proud. I just showed every man in there I can stand up to bully’s and other men. It was a win for the ladies! Just because you are a… facebook.com/SerenaWilliams/posts/10153788450706834:0

A photo posted by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on Nov 4, 2015 at 6:33am PST