Serena Williams' first US Open singles match since her 2009 foot-fault tirade came and went, quickly and quietly.

Williams began her bid for a fourth championship at Flushing Meadows and 14th Grand Slam title overall with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over 54th-ranked Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia on Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old American was greeted warmly by the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd as she walked out to play, a far cry from the ugly scene at the same court two years ago, when Williams produced a profanity-laced, racquet-brandishing tirade at a line judge after a foot-fault call.