The former coach of Serena Williams, Rick Macci did not remain deaf to the decision of Naomi Osaka, who decided to change her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, and try to get her career back on track. The famous tennis player had many problems this season, but also some brilliant moments.
However, some difficult moments forced her to make a decision that caused mixed reactions.
Macci, on the other hand, believes that it is necessary to make such moves in moments when things are not going your way.
Rick noticed how the Japanese tennis player now plays with greater focus and more freedom, and it seems that the key to everything is the mind, together with the skills you possess.
"Change is very important when your struggling and you have as much talent as anybody on tour. One action can improve your on court reaction. Osaka got a new focused accurate voice and Right Away on court you saw a better choice. She got smarter quicker and faster played free and avoided disaster. The mind is a muscle that you need to Train and now Naomi is winning with her skill set and Brain," Serena Williams ex-coach Rick Macci said, as reported by Sportskeeda.
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Tomasz Wiktorowski
The 27-year-old tennis player started working with the famous coach in September of last year. You could feel the high expectations, but in the end, Osaka was not as dominant as she expected.
Naomi is now working with Tomasz Wiktorowski, an ex-coach of Iga Swiatek, and it seems that their cooperation could bring only positives.
Osaka is certainly one of the best players, but for bigger steps it is important that she finds the right coach and reaches her full potential.
It will certainly be interesting to follow her progress, and to see how much Naomi can really do at this moment.
"It was such a great experience learning from you. Wishing you nothing but the best. You're one of the coolest people I've ever met, and I'm sure I'll see you around," Naomi Osaka said after parting ways withPatrick Mouratoglou.
