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Serena Williams Details How Patrick Mouratoglou Helped Her Get in Shape Before Australian Open 2021

Published 02/04/2021, 5:00 AM EST

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American tennis champion Serena Williams has got a smashing head start to her 2021 season. She has now won all the matches so far; moreover, her form also seems to be in great shape. And for both these results, the 39-year-old credits her coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

The French coach and Serena have been working together since 2012, and it is Patrick who has brought in big changes in the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s gameplay. But most importantly, he has helped her stay at the top of her game despite injuries, age, motherhood, and competition.

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“Fabulous things happen”: Williams on having Patrick around full-time

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Even though Serena Williams has had a long off-season, she hasn’t been away from tennis much. To prepare herself for the major tournament, the current World No. 11 had a long productive pre-season training schedule. “Well, [I] worked hard in my little offseason that I got,” Serena said.

However, her next big challenge was the two-week quarantine and the 5-hour limit of practice every day in Australia. But the presence of her French coach helped smoothen things out.

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“Having Patrick around those two weeks that we were in quarantine, and all we could do is play and focus. Whenever he’s around full-time, we get so much accomplished, and our goals are so in line with each other that so many fabulous things happen. I think that’s what’s happening,” she added.

Things are starting to fall into place for the American, but there is still a lot to do ahead. However, one can see that she is in the right mood and form to pull off her #24.

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Serena Williams is preparing for the Australian Open 2021

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It is not usual for the former World No. 1 to participate in a lead-up tournament to a Grand Slam. But because she is in need of match-time, Serena is playing the WTA Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne Park.

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Presently, she is looking forward to battling compatriot Danielle Rose Collins in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Given her last dominating win against Tsvetana Pironkova, her rivals are duly warned.

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As for the Australian Open 2021, Serena has a big chance to claim it this year. And if she continues to play the way she has been so far, no one can stop her from winning the Happy Slam.

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Purav Joshi is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having a degree in Films, Television and Media Production, he guided his passion for writing and journalism into the sport of aces and rallies. With over 2 years of experience as a copywriter, Purav has authored over 500 tennis articles.
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