But the reason why it’s not, the best athletes just go to other sports. “But, the reason why it’s not, it’s a little bit easier on the women because it’s not quite as physical. What about Top 10? What about winning Grand Slams? With all of the resources and all the people that play it should be in my opinion better. I stead of saying ‘we got all these players in the Top 100,’ which isn’t a bad thing. I think that the depth on the men’s and women’s is like no other, but the bar is kind of changed. Rick Macci: “You’re right, since Roddick, who I coached from age 9 to 13. Of course, we haven’t had a US men’s major champion or men’s US Open winner since 2003 – Andy Roddick. Tennis Panorama News: What’s your view on the state of American tennis? This US Open we have 44 Americans competing in the draws. rZps6mLSsX- Tennis Panorama News August 29, 2022 People can feel it is from the heart, when you can get people to feel that way, you can attract greatness.”īumped into former coach of Serena and Venus, among others on the grounds of the today. So, I think that comes across in the way I’ve always taught and hoe I explain it. So, if I was teaching you, you’d be my favorite student. It’s really who’s on the other side of the net – that hour, that minute, that second. I teach anybody, anytime, anywhere – age for all the way up to the best players in the world or 80-year-old seniors and people ask me all the time who is your favorite student of all time? They think I’m going to say one of the five Grand Slam champions I have, all of these people who have been No. That story is never going to be done again. Thousands of people wanted me to do that again, but, I haven’t seen anything like Serena, let alone, someone who had two in the family and they shared the same bedroom. And then I came in at 9 and funded the project, took a big chance, so I haven’t done it since. The athleticism, speed, quickness, all that stuff was baked in from birth. I’ve known Serena since she was 9 years old, even when I saw her the first time, her and VW, there was something different inside.
“I left the nest (to visit the US Open), because this is a once-in-a-lifetime situation. It’s a very special place, but I got out of my comfort zone. I have the academy in Boca Raton, Florida – Rick Macci Tennis Center. I love it just as much today as I did then. I still teach 50 hours a week, seven days a week. Rick Macci: “I’m here, I had to do something in the studio. Tennis Panorama News: “Let’s catch up with what you are up to.” Even the one-liners and the clothes and everything, like I said it’s a masterpiece. So, I like the movie, it showed exactly what happened especially when I went to Compton, everything form thereon in, was so spot on, it blew my mind. “I think it showed the whole world, especially in tennis that Richard and I were on a mission and Venus and Serena were like my own daughters and how much I cared. Back then I must say if my mustache was a little piece of AstroTurf, he had this bushy thing, but no he did a great job because of one thing. “So, no one knew Richard any better and then as far as John Bernthal (the actor who player Rick Macci in the King Richard movie), I didn’t know I was that wired up all the time. So, I had a front row seat for four years, 365 days a year. Because no one knew Richard Williams, other than maybe Oracene Williams, better than Rick Macci. I said that he was going to get an Oscar, the first time I saw it. It was so spot on the walk, the talk, the nuances the subtleties.
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Rick Macci: “First off, the movie was a masterpiece. TPN: How did you like the portrayal of you in the King Richard movie? Now that being said, everything kind of has to come to an end, singles is a little tougher, but I think her and VW (Venus Williams), are going to be playing doubles for many more years. I think the best female athlete in our last generation. She in my opinion is the greatest female tennis player to ever hold a racquet. “It was an amazing beginning and it’s even more of an amazing ending. Rick Macci: “At the end of the day, she’s happy and so I’m happy. For Serena this her last US Open, all the time you spent with her, can you reflect on that? Tennis Panorama News: Can you talk about what this means to you.
(August 29, 2022) FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York – Former coach of Serena Williams, Rick Macci spoke to Tennis Panorama News at the US Open ahead of Williams’ first round match. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) “King Richard” at TCL Chinese Theatre on Novemin Hollywood, California. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 14: Jon Bernthal and Rick Macci attend the 2021 AFI Fest – Closing Night Premiere of Warner Bros.
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