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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 15: Serena Williams of the USA and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose with the trophies during the 2016 Australian Open official draw at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 15: Serena Williams of the USA and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose with the trophies during the 2016 Australian Open official draw at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)
Serena Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, is one of the finest coaches in tennis right now. Under Mouratoglou’s guidance which began in 2012, Serena won 10 of her 23 Grand Slam titles. Recently, through an Instagram post, the coach talked about the significance of mindset in tennis and life.
He praised players like Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, and Lleyton Hewitt. Mouratoglou wants to help train the upcoming tennis players by giving extra importance to their mindset.
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Mouratoglou hails Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic
Patrick Mouratoglou is currently coaching fine players like Serena Williams, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Coco Gauff. All the players have notably improved under the management of Mouratoglou. Recently, in an Instagram post, the coach talked about the pivotal subject of the mindset of a champion.
“Champions, they have the mindset and the mindset builds the tennis. So it’s all about the mindset… Some players that I know they are champions in their mind, I know that their second life after tennis, they’re going to do great because they process the right way,” said Mouratoglou.
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Furthermore, he named two players who, according to him, possess the greatest mindset. The coach said, “The people who have the best mindset naturally, are the ones who are going to go the further. I remember Novak, he was 17, you don’t think, ‘WOW! His tennis is incredible’. No, but he has unbelievable mindset. He has the ultimate mindset of a champion. Same as Serena.”
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – MARCH 20: (L-R) Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Serena Williams of the United States talk during the ribbon cutting ceremony on the new Stadium Court at the Hard Rock Stadium, before the first match of the Miami Open on March 20, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)
In addition, Serena Williams‘ coach praised the former World No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt for having an amazing mindset.
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The coach explained that even though their tennis might not seem extraordinary at first, Djokovic and Hewitt reached the pinnacle of tennis because of their determination and mental character. Patrick’s list of players is certainly an awe-inspiring one, listing arguably the greatest men’s and women’s players of all time, along with two time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt.
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