For Rick Macci, it wasn’t just a tennis match. It was the beginning of a long and successful legacy. This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

The American tennis star has suffered multiple early exits across WTA tournaments and former Serena Williams coach Rick Macci ... down to her serve and forehand, a skill that Macci believes ...

Legendary tennis coach Rick Macci has defended Emma Raducanu as he ... in a consultant to help with the biomechanics of her serve. Raducanu was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Marketa Vondrousova in the ...

Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci has backed Coco Gauff to establish ... the 2023 US Open champion struggled with her forehand and second serve, which have both been weaknesses at times ...

Rick Macci, one of the premier developmental tennis ... Sure, I could have tried to make Jenson a guy who hits a huge serve and big first ball. The result would have been a mid-level college ...

Veteran coach Rick Macci, best known for his stint with the ... Notably, Gauff, whose serve has been pinpointed as a glaring weakness in her game, served eight double faults in the match, which ...

World-famous coach Rick Macci shares a drill that is crucial for junior players. When dealing with a sky, or moon, ball, your footwork is the key. “The main thing I want to see is early ...

Thanks to the efforts of tennis.com writer Peter Bodo, Ukrainian tennis prodigy Vlada Hranchar earned a tryout with legendary tennis coach Rick Macci (who has worked with, among others, the Williams ...

Rick Macci, the legendary tennis coach who helped ... to make her debut,” Macci recalled with emotion on a recent episode of the Second Serve Podcast. “You’ve got to remember — only ...

Rick Macci, the legendary tennis coach who helped shape the careers of both Serena and Venus Williams, recently looked back on one of the most defining moments of his coaching journey—and of ...