Perhaps one of the most iconic and prolific coaches of modern tennis, Patrick Mouratoglou has had a fantastic coaching career. He currently coaches Serena Williams, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Coco Gauff. Patrick has two of the best in the next-gen under him.

Patrick in a recent interview with Gio Journal gave his insights on the current pandemic, his new tennis the league. He also talked about his dream project, his academy ‘Mouratoglou Academy’ in France, and wants to dedicate his life to helping youngsters fulfill their dreams. He also gave insights on why Serena hasn’t broken the Grand Slam record and what might be pulling her down.

Why hasn’t Serena Williams crossed the record?

 Serena is currently on 23 singles grand slam titles and is just one short of matching Margaret Court record of 24. Although Serena holds the open era record, the all-time record is still with Margaret Court. Williams hasn’t been fully fit. Serena returned to the tour in 2018 after giving birth to a girl and since then has been adapting to changes in her body. Coupled with the recurring knee injuries have hampered Serena’s training. And these blocks made her preparations far from satisfactory and hence haven’t given the desired results.

“These last 2 years, she has never been 100% physically because first she was coming back from being a mother and all the changes that happen in a woman’s body, and then, she had to face knee issues that have affected her practices and as a consequence, her physical form,” said Patrick.

Patrick has also created a tennis league named Ultimate Tennis Showdown(UTS) which starts today. It will feature 10 players. He started the showdown for players as they could participate easily and fans could watch their favorite players from home despite the lockdown and no tennis.

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“People are at home and can’t watch any live sport at the moment and from the start of Coronavirus, I was wondering why the tournaments wouldn’t be played behind closed doors. For these reasons we decided to create a tennis league that would operate all year long and provides showdowns every weekend without a crowd.” Patrick explaining why he started UTS.

Patrick is one of the best and influential coaches of all time. Serena who is 38 would seriously want to end her career on a high and cross the landmark. But with pandemic still not stoping, Williams would hope her time doesn’t run out.