Emotions Take Centre Stage for Serena Williams’ Former Coach as Special ‘Honor’ Prompts Her to Pen Down a Heartfelt Note

Rennae Stubbs, former coach of Serena Williams, is a veteran of doubles tennis and has won 60 titles during her years as an active player. Being an Australian native, she was bound to be featured in the Australian Open documentary. During her segment, she talked about the moment she won her first grand slam and penned a heartfelt note to her partner. 

Stubbs and Raymond were doubles partners for many of their titles together. The two players were also close friends, but their relationship went deeper than that. Stubbs also talked about what made their first win even more special after her win.

Former coach of Serena Williams pens note for former partner

Rennae Stubbs is a tennis legend in her own right. Having been a crucial part of Serena Williams’ success, the tennis world eagerly listens to anything she says, be it criticism or something wholesome. In the Australian Open documentary, it was the latter. She discussed the moment she won her first grand slam – the 2000 Australian Open, along with doubles partner Lisa Raymond. As she shared the video of her and Raymond winning the match point, she also penned a heartfelt note.

In the post, she wrote, “What an honor to be included in the making of this documentary about the history of the @australianopen … it’s in cinemas now in Australia. Please go see it. For @lisamraymond and myself it was a moment we will never forget and I’m so grateful to have achieved it with her and in front of so many friends and family. At the end of my speech that was not in this clip, i said, “i want to thank my partner, this is the greatest day of my life”.”

“And in my career. It was. Thank you to the makers of the film and to Lisa, for helping me and us always have this moment and memory. Btw the dive was in match point 😂“.

Stubbs further dived into the story of her bond with Raymond during her segment in the documentary.

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Stubbs and Raymond partners on and off the field

During the segment she showed in the documentary, Stubbs talks about the moment she won her first slam. For her, the feeling of achieving something in her life was on a different dimension. She then hugged Lisa Raymond, her doubles partner, and her girlfriend at the time. Stubbs explained how she did not want to let her go, but the moment became even more special because she won it with someone special.

The pair are not together anymore but have achieved a lot in their tennis careers. Now, as the two are well into their retirement, they have fond memories of their matches together. 

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