Serena Williams' former coach Rick Macci has backed Emma Raducanu to come back again in model after present process hand surgical procedure for a recurring harm that has plagued her for ten months. Macci believes Raducanu is best than teen sensation Coco Gauff and is assured she is going to go on to change into the most effective gamers on this planet as soon as she is match and wholesome once more.

“I believe that she can come back and be one of the best players in the world and win grand slams,” Macci informed the Tennis Unfiltered podcast.

“It’s not where you start. It’s where you finish. Now, obviously, what happened in New York, that wasn’t a fluke. You have to have the game. You have to have lots of other attributes to do something like that, and her mental strength could be her best asset even though now it’s probably kind of lopsided.

“But I love the technical part of our game. There’s nothing like a hole there say like Coco Gauff’s forehand. So the technical part is good. She’s authoritative. She can play through you. She has the game.

“So I still believe in her. She’s very young. She has the game. She has the talent in my opinion. This thing can flip around. I don’t know who’s involved with her. I know they’ve shuffled the deck. How much of it is her, the people around her… but I’d love that opportunity. Don’t count her out.”

Raducanu has had a torrid 18 months since successful the 2021 US Open. On Monday, she is anticipated to fall out of the highest 100 world rankings after pulling out of the Mutua Madrid Open with a hand harm.

The identical harm compelled the British No 1 to chop her WTA season brief in 2022, denying her the chance to compete on house soil for her nation within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Raducanu is now anticipated to overlook the French Open and Wimbledon this season after lately present process surgical procedure.

Following the surgical procedure, she launched a press release, studying: “It is safe to say the last 10 months have been difficult as I dealt with a recurring injury on a bone of both hands. I tried my best to manage the pain and play through it for most of this year and end of last year by reducing practice load dramatically, missing weeks of training as well as cutting last season short to try heal it.

“Unfortunately it’s not enough. I’m having a minor procedure done on both hands to resolve the issues. I’m disappointed to share that I will be out for the next few months and while I am at it will have another minor procedure that is due on my ankle. It pains me that I will miss the summer events and I tried to downplay the issues so I thank all my fans who continued to support me when you did not know the facts. Look forward to seeing you all back out there.”

Gauff, in the meantime, has loved a a lot better season to this point and is at present ranked at No 6 on this planet.