Serena Williams: Her Former Coach Reveals the Real Conditions for a Possible Comeback
At the beginning of last week, Serena Williams fueled rumors by being reinstated into the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) anti-doping program.
A choice that left no room for doubt: the American champion was preparing to make her return to competition in a few months. But faced with the proliferation of articles and publications on the subject, the person in question denied everything on X (formerly Twitter): "I am not coming back."
"She will only return if she can compete with the best"
A few days after this rather wild rumor, her former coach Patrick Mouratoglou explained, in an interview with Express, under what conditions Serena Williams might consider a return to the women's circuit:
"Maybe it's something that crossed her mind because she is in great shape, as everyone could see. She has become a top-level athlete again after her motherhood.
It feels like she has become a top-level athlete again after her motherhood. So maybe the idea crossed her mind, and she left that possibility open. But between considering something and actually doing it, there is, I think, a long way. We will probably know in a few months if it materializes.
If she considers coming back, she will only do so because she thinks she can compete with the best. Otherwise, she won't do it. That's not her mindset and it never has been."
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