Serena Williams and her coach Patrick Mouratolou share a lovely story. Back in 2012, the American sensation was not in the right mental space especially after losing in the first round of the Roland Garros to Virginie Razzano. Then Serena called Patrick saying that she wanted to get back to world no.1.
Mouratoglou on Netflix about Serena
During a tasty Netflix docuseries, Patrick talked about how he helped Serena to achieve greatness again. The American icon later won 10 slams with the Frenchman and she’s still aiming at 1 more.
Serena wrote a heartfelt message on social media promoting Patrick’s appearance and his effort as follows:
“Proud of you @patrickmouratoglou. Your story on @netflix‘s The Playbook is INSPIRING. Its incredible how you always push me to get more out of myself. I’m so happy I made that phone call. This is a must-watch. @mouratoglou_tennis_academy“
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Next vs. Pironkova
Serena Williams will face Tsvetana Pironkova for the 6th time. The head to head is 5-0 for Williams. The last time that they locked horns, Serena Williams won 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) on the 9th of September 2020.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Serena Williams at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.9, Serena Williams has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2020. Serena is participating at the French Open where she toppled Kristie Ahn 7-62 6-0.
The American clinched 1 title in 2020 in Auckland.
The American won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Pironkova at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.157, the Bulgarian has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020. The Bulgarian is currently having a run at the French Open where she managed to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-3 6-3.
