Serena Williams can play until she is 40, says coach
In an interview to Daily Mirror Serena Williams's coach Patrick Mouratoglou was asked if she sees the American player competing until she turns 40 years old. Serena just turned 38 and she is already committed to start the new season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. The Frenchman replied: "If she wants, she can. If she feels she can still win Grand Slams I think she will keep playing. She’s in better condition than she was a couple of years ago. She’s still an unbelievable athlete and can still compete - she reached the final of her last four Grand Slams - so she doesn’t need to prove anything. She doesn’t play to be there, she plays to win. If she doesn’t feel she can win Grand Slams, she’s out of tennis. She’s still hungry. She hasn’t changed. She’s an incredible competitor and when she plays a tournament she wants to win."
On Cori Gauff's breakthrough on the Tour, Mouratoglou added: "I thought she was amazing. She was a great competitor and mentally she was on a different level. I remember at 10 years old how driven she was and confident in her ability to become a champion. She had a different mindset. I was not surprised [how well she done at Wimbledon]. In her mind she was going to win the tournament. She then came to the US Open with the media treatment of a top player in the world. She coped well with the pressure. She’s young and still learning. She wants to do the best she can do - when she competes she wants to win."
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2m3pUbn
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