"Game, Set and Mac, Miss Williams," the Daily Express decided on Tuesday after the 26-year-old former champion grabbed all the headlines with the most eye-catching outfit on day one.

Williams made a stuttering start before overcoming Estonia's Kaia Kanepi -- but reporters afterwards were more interested in her outfit than her tennis.

After last year's rain-soaked Wimbledon, spectators blinked in amazement at the sunny start to the 2008 tournament and Serena Williams joked about her outfit "I don't think it's going to keep the rain away but we can always hope."

"I absolutely love trench coats. I live in Florida. I probably have more coats than anybody," she said.

But she admitted "It doesn't really add up" to live in the sunshine state and have that many coats.

Waxing lyrical about her warm-up attire, she said "it's ladylike and I'm very ladylike. It goes perfect with my personality and everything else. It's perfect for me."

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