Though Serena Williams has won 23 grand slam titles, Venus Williams never lost her spotlight. She was and still is one of the best tennis players. And why is that? Rick Macci talked about the legendary tennis player, Venus Williams, and why he still thinks that she could have been better than Serena Williams.

The younger sister won 16 more Grand Slam titles than her. However, Macci always doted on the elder sister and spent a lot of time reading her moves and analyzing her game, leading him to believe otherwise.

Rick Macci believes Venus Williams could have been better than Serena Williams

The two sisters grew under the aegis of their father, Richard Williams. He trained them himself and then worked with their first coach, Rick Macci, to develop their game.

In a recent interview, Macci detailed why he thinks Venus could have performed better than her sister. He said, “When people ask me about Venus, they are really surprised because I to this day, still believe, Venus could have been a better player.” He elaborated on the reason behind it and said, “This is what people don’t understand. She had gifts from above that Serena didn’t.” 

Macci talked about the physical features that helped her. He said, “Arms; she could jump higher than anybody on the WTA tour, she’s an ex-Michael Jordan.” Furthermore, the change in her game affected her.

As per Macci, “But she changed her game a little bit when she got into the pros. When I had her, up until age 15, she used to take the second serve and come to the net. I thought she was going to play a different style.” 

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He concluded by praising the seven-time Grand Slam champion. He said, “Venus Williams is the second-greatest of all time. People don’t realize how good Venus Williams was.”

How long will we see the elder sister on the court? 

According to Macci, Venus Williams will repeat exactly what her sister, Serena Williams, did and will retire at the US Open in 2023. However, there has not been any confirmation from the player herself yet. We got to see the Williams sisters duo playing the doubles match one last at this year’s US Open.

The duo has won 14 Grand Slam titles and three Olympic gold together in the doubles category. Who knows, we might get to see them again competing in the doubles category.

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