"Perfectly Fit": Mouratoglou's Confession That Revives the Serena Williams Rumor

While Serena tries to quell the rumors, Mouratoglou fans the flames: he claims the legend has a "major asset" to return to the top.

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Arthur Millot

le 05/12/2025 à 13h32

1 min to read

Williams

"Nothing is impossible for her"

If Serena Williams had declared in 2022 that she was going to "evolve away from tennis," the sudden appearance of her name in the ITIA's Registered Testing Pool has shaken the circuit.

According to the rules, a return would only be possible after six months of out-of-competition testing, leaving a window open for April 2026.

Nevertheless, the main person concerned immediately tried to put out the fire on X:

"I am not coming back. This rumor is crazy."

An impossible comeback... or not?

For Patrick Mouratoglou, who accompanied her during a decade of triumphs, it would be unwise to close the case so quickly.

On the podcast The Sports Agents, the coach acknowledges that Serena "has many challenges in her life" between her young children and her entrepreneurial ambitions. But he insists on one key point:

"Nothing will ever replace competition, being world number 1."

The detail that changes everything: an "impeccable" physical condition

And according to Mouratoglou, Serena has regained an impressive physical level:

"Being perfectly fit is a major asset. She has accomplished so many impossible things. So nothing is impossible for her."

At 44 years old, an age rarely compatible with the highest level, this detail is far from trivial. For her former coach, the equation remains crazy but not impossible.