Another week, another early exit for Emma Raducanu – and the inconsistency of her performances underlines the need for her to appoint a coach.

Serena Williams' childhood coach Rick Macci suggests that Emma Raducanu should turn to a biomechanics coach to help her fix but also improve her serve. On Tuesday, the world No. 56 disappointingly exited the Abu Dhabi Open in the first round after picking up a 3-6 4-6 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova.

Entering the match, Raducanu and Vondrousova faced off twice, and their head-to-head is currently tied 1-1. Raducanu picked up her win in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon in 2021 before Vondrousova won the Billie Jean King Cup match in 2022.

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Rick Macci made an interesting offer to Emma Raducanu as Serena Williams' childhood coach says he wouldn't be able to coach the 22-year-old full-time but would be willing to help her in some capacity if she reached out.

Legendary tennis coach Rick Macci has defended Emma Raducanu as he proclaimed that the Brit’s results are met with “overreaction on steroids.” Macci, a former coach of tennis icon Serena Williams, urged Raducanu to “think out of the box” by bringing in a consultant to help with the biomechanics of her serve.