Rick Macci, the famed Venus and Serena Williams’ childhood coach, and Coco Gauff’s dad have recently held conversations about a future partnership, according to Coco.
The American acknowledged that she and Macci will collaborate at the end of the season if a deal is struck during her pre-tournament press conference at Wimbledon.
She revealed, “I haven’t spoken to Rick personally. But, yes, he and my dad converse a lot. Not just now but over the years. Yeah, that was one of the options for doing that after the season is over. Obviously, it’s far from now, so I can’t really confirm. But, yeah, I believe, based on what you told me, everything is true.”
Coco Gauff in 2023
Now the world no.7, Gauff played her last match on the 30th of June when she lost to world no.18 Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Eastbourne (draw).
This season Coco owns a composed 27-11 match record. Coco clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Venus Williams in 2023
Ranked no.558, the American played her last match on the 22nd of June when she was overcome by world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 2nd round in Birmingham (draw).
This season Venus has a composed 2-3 record.
Coco Gauff and Venus Williams fought against each other only twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff. The last time they played, Coco Gauff won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
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