In an exclusive interview with Tennis-Infinity.com, Serena Williams' former coach, Rick Macci spoke about possible comeback of the WTA legend.
23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams played her last match at the 2021 Wimbledon and as she recently revealed, she will play also this year as the American legend will try to match Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles. Rick Macci, who coached Serena and Venus Williams, but also Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati and many other legends, spoke about Serena's chances of winning her 24th Grand Slam title in an exclusive interview with Tennis Infinity.
"If she wants to do it, she has to fully commit and get in amazing shape. You don't lose the talent, you just lose the fitness. Then you get the confidence back once you start playing matches. She just has to dive in get used to winning and losing. She's probably the best competitor maybe in any women's sport we've ever seen," said Rick Macci.
"Serena is like a pitbull when she gets a hold of you she doesn't let go. She's a brutal competitor and she has that serve. She can hit fifteen aces a match still. If she wants to do this and really go after it, I have no doubt that she can do it because you never underestimate a heart of a champion," Macci said.
"This young lady was wired different at ten years old when i saw her. Just the way she's put together. I know she has other priorities in her life, she's a mother now. But if she wants to do this, one hundred percent, she can come back. And I think she could not only win Grand Slam, she could be number one if she wanted to but that's a question only she can answer," added Macci.
Stay tuned as the full interview with Rick Macci will be released on the 24th of June 2022. 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 Sofia Kenin.
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