Raducanu Can "Be One of the Best Players in the World" According to Macci
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Legendary tennis coach Rick Macci thinks that Emma Raducanu can still become one of the best players in the world.
Raducanu has struggled to find her best tennis since winning the 2021 US Open. She either battled injury or form struggles, which is why she dropped out of the Top 100 on the WTA Tour recently.
Raducanu also announced that she had to undergo three surgeries. Despite these setbacks, many current players, like Holger Rune, believe in Raducanu.
Another figure in the tennis world who believes in Raducanu is Rick Macci, who is the Williams sisters' former coach. He spoke on Tennis Unfiltered Podcast, saying that he trusts in the potential of the 20-year-old player.
"I believe that she can come back and be one of the best players in the world and win grand slams. It’s not where you start. It’s where you finish. Now, obviously, what happened in New York, that wasn’t a fluke."
Macci is a big fan of Raducanu's tennis. The legendary American coach likes the Brit's tennis so much that he didn't rule out potentially coaching her in the future.
"You have to have the game. You have to have lots of other attributes to do something like that, and her mental strength could be her best asset even though now it’s probably kind of lopsided."
"But I love the technical part of her game. There’s nothing like a hole there say like Coco Gauff’s forehand. So the technical part is good. She’s authoritative. She can play through you. She has the game."
"So I still believe in her. She’s very young. She has the game. She has the talent in my opinion. This thing can flip around. I don’t know who’s involved with her. I know they’ve shuffled the deck. How much of it is her, the people around her… but I’d love that opportunity. Don’t count her out."
