Serena Williams took a seat under the spotlight in an interview room two days before the start of the Grand Slam tournament. She is returning to the All-England Club having not played a match since last year’s Wimbledon because she tore her right hamstring after slipping during the first-round match and was unable to complete it.
However, during the last year, Williams has been restless. She’s a mother with a young daughter. Williams is no longer being coached by Patrick Mouratoglou, a Frenchman who has coached her for the last 10 years. Williams is now coached by Eric Hechtman, a former University of Miami tennis player who directed at the Royal Pal Tennis Club in Miami. According to The New York Times,
“Williams also has split with Patrick Mouratoglou, the high-profile Frenchman who has coached her for the last 10 years. Mouratoglou is now working with Simona Halep, a former No. 1 who produced perhaps the finest performance of her career to defeat Williams in straight sets in the 2019 Wimbledon final. Williams is now coached by Eric Hechtman, a former University of Miami tennis player who is the longtime director of tennis at the Royal Palm Tennis Club in Miami. He has known both Williams and her older sister Venus for nearly 15 years and has been coaching Venus Williams since 2019.”
A lot has changed in the past year. Williams also started steering away from political topics and has not expressed her viewpoint like other American female athletes have shared their opinions of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. It is unclear why she did not choose to respond. According to the New York Times, Williams practices a “religious faith whose members identify as Christians and who believe that the Bible teaches them to remain politically neutral. But Williams did not cite her religion on Saturday as a reason for reserving her opinion.”
“Another heavy subject that involves a tremendous amount of politics, from what I understand, and government,” Williams said. “I’m going to step away from that.”
In conclusion, Williams has changed significantly since her injury at last year’s Wimbledon. Since her return, she’s switched coaches and now promised not to engage in political issues like her peers in athletics.
However, during the last year, Williams has been restless. She’s a mother with a young daughter. Williams is no longer being coached by Patrick Mouratoglou, a Frenchman who has coached her for the last 10 years. Williams is now coached by Eric Hechtman, a former University of Miami tennis player who directed at the Royal Pal Tennis Club in Miami. According to The New York Times,
“Williams also has split with Patrick Mouratoglou, the high-profile Frenchman who has coached her for the last 10 years. Mouratoglou is now working with Simona Halep, a former No. 1 who produced perhaps the finest performance of her career to defeat Williams in straight sets in the 2019 Wimbledon final. Williams is now coached by Eric Hechtman, a former University of Miami tennis player who is the longtime director of tennis at the Royal Palm Tennis Club in Miami. He has known both Williams and her older sister Venus for nearly 15 years and has been coaching Venus Williams since 2019.”
A lot has changed in the past year. Williams also started steering away from political topics and has not expressed her viewpoint like other American female athletes have shared their opinions of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. It is unclear why she did not choose to respond. According to the New York Times, Williams practices a “religious faith whose members identify as Christians and who believe that the Bible teaches them to remain politically neutral. But Williams did not cite her religion on Saturday as a reason for reserving her opinion.”
“Another heavy subject that involves a tremendous amount of politics, from what I understand, and government,” Williams said. “I’m going to step away from that.”
In conclusion, Williams has changed significantly since her injury at last year’s Wimbledon. Since her return, she’s switched coaches and now promised not to engage in political issues like her peers in athletics.
