Serena Williams orders a coffee DURING her match as world No 1 perks up

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Serena Williams ordered an espresso after losing the first set 6-0
The world No 1 recovered to beat Flavia Pennetta in the Hopman Cup
Williams later teamed up with John Isner in the doubles to record a 3-0 win for USA against Italy

Published: 09:45 EST, 5 January 2015 | Updated: 02:11 EST, 6 January 2015

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Lethargic and jetlagged, Serena Williams decided a coffee might perk her up after losing her first set 6-0 at the Hopman Cup.

It did the trick.

Williams recovered to beat Flavia Pennetta 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 on a sweltering day in Perth, John Isner followed up with a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over Fabio Fognini and the American pair combined to win the doubles for a 3-0 win over Italy in Group A on Monday in the international mixed team competition.

Serena Williams orders coffee courtside during Hopman Cup match

Williams asks tournament referee Andreas Egli (left) if she can order a coffee after losing the first set 6-0

Williams laughs as she asks the umpire if it is within the rules to drink a coffee during her match

Referee Egli arrives with the coffee and gives it to a ball girl to take it over to Williams

The ball girl hands the coffee over to Williams during a change of ends

Williams takes a drink from her coffee and recovers to claim victory in her Hopman Cup match

DRINKING AND EATING ON COURT

This is not the first time that tennis players have had a thirst or taste for something unconventional in the middle of a match.

During a five-set marathon in the 2013 Australian Open third round, Frenchman Gael Monfils was drinking a can of Coca Cola at the change of ends, while his compatriot Gilles Simon asked the umpire for chocolate.

There are no rules against it.

Williams later joked it was 'miracle coffee.'

The top-ranked Williams laughed loudly as she checked with the chair umpire and then with the tournament referee about the coffee before a ball girl served her the brew on court.

'I was just feeling it, so I just had to get some coffee into me,' Williams said. 'I just asked them to get me a shot of espresso - I asked them if it was legal, because I've never done it before. I needed to wake up.'

The 18-time major winner said the round-robin nature of the Hopman Cup took some pressure off her ahead of the Australian Open later this month, and she was also heeding some advice from her father, Richard.

Williams hits a forehand during her Hopman Cup victory against Flavia Pennetta in Perth

Williams (left) later teamed up with compatriot John Isner to claim victory in the mixed doubles

Williams sits alongside coach Patrick Mouratoglou during Isner's singles match against Fabio Fognini

'My dad says, `Serena, you've done everything, enjoy yourself, I promise you'll play better,'' Williams was quoted as saying after the match. 'So I'm like, `OK'. I'm trying to relax a bit more and play how I know I can play.'

The roof was closed to cool the venue in Perth, where temperatures topped 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, the city's hottest day since 1991.