‘Contacted by a Couple of People in Hollywood’ – Venus and Serena Williams’ Junior Coach Rick Macci Reveals How ‘King Richard’ Changed His Life

We all know how important the role of Richard Williams was in the success of his daughters, Venus and Serena Williams. He was the first coach of the Williams sisters. Moreover, he took them to the public tennis courts to train them at a very young age.

Apart from their father, Rick Macci, too played a crucial role during their debut in tennis. He became their first professional tennis coach. Macci, along with Richard, worked day in and day out to ensure Venus and Serena received the required training to excel in the sport.

Further, a film based on their life named King Richard received massive success at the Box Office. Recently, Macci opened up about how this film has changed his life.

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Venus and Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci reveals getting offers from Hollywood

During the ‘No Challenges Remaining’ Podcast, Macci talked about how King Richard movie has changed his life. He said, “Well, there’s definitely been an uptick. You know, there’s been few more phone calls, few more people stopping by wanting a photograph. I’ve always been busy. I was teaching 50 hours a week before the movie and I’ve always been one of the busiest guys in the country even prior to the movie. But, I think, the movie really told the true story of how I took a chance, a big chance, put a lot of money into this thing and it showed how much I cared, it showed like Venus, Serena known daughters, and Richard with my best friend.”

Further, he added, “So the movie was amazing but I think people outside of tennis, a lot of people in tennis know that I coached Venus and Serena for four years, I took Venus to make her debut. But I think, hundreds and millions of people around the world didn’t necessarily years ago. So, I think, that alone, people look at it differently. But no, it’s made a big difference with stuff off the court. What I mean by that, I’ve been contacted by a couple of people in Hollywood about a reality TV show. I think they’ve seen Rick Macci in a different light. They never knew who I was and they obviously seen everybody I’ve coached. They kind of know what I do.”

Serena looking fit ahead of her potential comeback to tennis

Recently, Serena shared her gym training video, showing off her fit body. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has been back to light training in order to make a comeback later this year. She hasn’t played for around ten months now owing to a hamstring injury that she suffered at Wimbledon last year.

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However, the younger Williams sister is hopeful of making a return at Wimbledon this year. Can Serena make a strong comeback on her return? Let us know your views in the comments below.