In an exclusive interview with Tennis-Infinity.com, former coach of Serena and Venus Williams, Rick Macci spoke about the future of American teen sensation, Coco Gauff.
At the 2022 Roland Garros, Coco Gauff played her first singles Grand Slam final and gained a lot of experience. However, she lost to Iga Swiatek who was too dominant on the clay-court, but still only 18-years-old American eyes a lot of success in the future. At least according to Rick Macci who worked with many talents.
"I know Coco and her father, we’re all in Florida. She is the best pure athlete running on the WTA Tour. What that means is when you're nervous, you can still play offense and defense. She can run, she's a track star that has a tennis racket in her hand reminds me a lot of Venus as far as the strides and the running goes," said Macci.
Forehand can be a little suspect, serve can kind of go off a little bit. Coco is going to win some Grand Slams there's no doubt about it. She's only 18, she’s gonna get better. But to dominate the game, I would like to see her play closer to the baseline, dictate, cut the court, take the ball early, hit the ball cleaner. She counter punches a lot and that's a tougher way to make a living and to become a champion," Macci concluded.
Read the full interview with Rick Macci by clicking here. In the interview, he talks about the future talents of men's tennis such as Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda but also WTA stars Iga Swiatek and Serena Williams.
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