‘The Ultimate 11’ – Coach Celebrates 42-Year-Old Venus Williams’ Legacy With a Unique Tribute on ‘Veterans Day’

The American tennis legend, Venus Williams, has constantly delivered some of the most incredible performances during her two-decade tennis journey. Additionally, a plethora of tennis fans have honored Williams for inspiring many athletes in the United States of America to pursue the path of success.

Notably, the 7-time singles Grand Slam champion’s coach Eric Hechtman has always praised Williams for her massive achievements. Hechtman recently celebrated Williams’ legacy as he paid a unique tribute to Williams on Veterans Day.

Venus Williams’ coach Eric Hechtman paid tribute to her

The 11th day of the 11th month is marked as a federal holiday in the United States in order to honor the service of all US military veterans. The 11thd day of  November is marked to commemorate the day when the brutal World War I came to an end. Since then, every November 11th in the US is celebrated as a federal holiday to honor those veterans who fought for the peace of the country.

However, Eric Hechtman used the occasion to celebrate Venus Williams’ legacy with his unique tribute. Hechtman, who is quite active on his social media, posted a photo of Williams on his Instagram story. He further added a caption, “The ultimate 11 on 11-11 day @venuswilliams @elevenbyvenus”

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Hechtman has constantly guided and supported the American tennis legend during her illustrious tennis journey. Additionally, he praised Williams on the 28-year anniversary of her WTA tour debut. Hechtman also regards the  7-time singles Grand Slam champion as a “true inspiration” for many other athletes in the United States.

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian also honored the veterans on November 11th, on his social media. The American internet entrepreneur expressed his gratitude towards US military veterans. He stated, “Thank you, Veterans.”

Williams’ former coach, Rick Macci also praised her

The American tennis coach, Rick Macci, is known for coaching and guiding two of the greatest tennis athletes, Venus and Serena Williams. The Williams sisters were very young when they joined Macci’s tennis academy. Since then, they have reached unprecedented heights with their incredible performances on the tennis court. Notably, Macci showered his praises on Venus during an interview where he talked about her journey.

He stated that the 7-time singles Grand Slam champion has been a gifted and talented player since a young age. The USPTA national coach further compared Venus to the basketball legend, Michael Jordan. Macci called the American tennis star the “next Jordan” because of her high jumps on the tennis court. The USPTA national coach further talked about Venus’ dominating performances on the court.

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