Serena Williams has been out of the WTA circuit for almost a year now. The last tournament she took part in was the Wimbledon 2021 where she had to retire in the first round after a right hamstring injury.
In the match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the American star seemed upset that her attempt at a 24th Grand Slam had been cut short so suddenly. Her countless fans since then have been waiting with bated breath for the superstar to return to court but for the longest time, Serena had been cryptic about her comeback plans.
However, in a recent Bitcoin conference, Serena said she would be aiming for the Wimbledon to make her return to tennis. The larger tennis fraternity received this news with great enthusiasm.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 17: Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot in her first round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on day two of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 17, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Recently, Venus and Serena’s childhood coach Rick Macci dropped a rather cryptic tweet while praising the 23-time Grand Slam champion. Macci has been Serena and Venus’ coach when they were upcoming players, and he along with Richard Williams was instrumental in shaping what would be two extraordinary careers in tennis.
Macci’s tweet sparked a round of curiosity from Williams’ fans as to whether she will be working with her ex-coach once again or not. Macci has been monumental for the careers of several top tennis stars like Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick, the William sisters themselves, and Maria Sharapova.
Serena coming back at WIMBY.Every day even sundays lets get on grass 2 hours a day and really go for it. She can win this slam!!!!She is like TIGER both unreal on the grass!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍💪⭐️💥
— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) April 9, 2022
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22 Jul 1992: Venus Williams receives instructions from her father Richard and coach Rick Macci in Florida. Mandatory Credit: Ken Levine /Allsport
Will Rick Macci be Serena Williams’ new coach?
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Serena Williams has been working with Patrick Mouratoglou for quite some time now but the star coach has recently announced that after elaborately talking with Williams, he has decided to take on full-time coaching duties for former world number one Simona Halep on a temporary basis.
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 08: Serena Williams of United States of America lifts the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen next to Maria Sharapova of Russia after victory in the Women’s Singles Final match during day fourteen of French Open at Roland Garros on June 8, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
If Rick Macci indeed decides to collaborate with Serena, the chances of great success for both of them will be extremely high. It might be slightly difficult for Serena to return to the tour right away, given how long she has been out of the circuit.
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Since she is an athlete par excellence, fans and experts are certain that Serena will be able to cope with elite-level matches if she has the right mindset and starts to practice with the determination to make a successful comeback!
