Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams‘ ex-coach, is making the headlines. And not in a good way. The French tennis icon has recently been suffering a lot of bullying on social media. After a controversial statement by Mouratoglou, Serena’s fans have not been shy with their anger on social media. While the issue is being fuelled by fans, it looks like a translation tragedy in real.

Mouratoglou recently sat down for an interview with David Laroche, where he said something that infuriated ‘Rena’s Army’ online. In what fans assumed was his attempt to exaggerate his contribution to her career, Mouratoglou is being accused of saying that he remade Serena. Fans on Instagram have come at him full-fledged and it does not look like they’re going to stop anytime soon.

Fans say Serena Williams did not need Mouratoglou, but is it the other way round?

Patrick Mouratoglou will always be remembered for his contribution to Serena’s career. The French coach has helped Serena through some really difficult moments in her life. However, following his interview on Instagram, he got into trouble with the loyal Serena fans.

Patrick’s interview was originally in French. Instagram’s auto-translated caption enabled it for non-francophones to comprehend. However, a line in the captions of the interview read, “It was this reconnection that allowed Serena to become Serena again… “

Fans immediately caught on to this and blasted Patrick for his comment.

A fan said, “Still using Serena’s name for clicks.” While another compared him to LeBron James and said, “Bro acting like Lebron”.

Fans have literally called Mouratoglou an egoist as their comments read, “Ego check” and “You taught her to smash racket again?”

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“The ever most egocentric coach of tennis history 😊. It s just my point of view. Business and communication first ! It’s no sport for me.”

They do not believe in Mouratoglou’s comments and called him a “phony”.

A fan also vented his anger in a long paragraph in the comments. It read, “I take credit for wins and losses? Serena had something special in her and she proved that waaaaaay before you were ever in the picture much less a successful coach. You needed Serena not the other way around , so full of yourself @patrickmouratoglou“

Fans have not stopped directing insults at the current coach of Holger Rune. One has even called Mouratoglou a melon head with their comment, “Biggest 🍉”.

The French coach has sure has invoked the rage of the ‘Rena’s Army’, albeit unknowingly.

Mouratoglou’s explanation

A few hours after the controversy went viral, Mouratoglou decided to address the same. He said that this is a simple case of bad translation. He admits that he did not remake Serena, but he made her think like herself again.

As the renowned French coach mentioned, after her loss against Roberta Vinci, Serena was probably at her lowest moment in her career. She could not think like herself. However, he motivated her to get back on track, to win Wimbledon. And she did. Mouratoglou’s face beams with pride as he talks about this in the interview.

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What are your thoughts on Mouratoglou’s contribution to revitalizing Serena’s career?