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Coach Rick Macci used the word “rage” when asked to describe his impression of Serena Williams and Venus Williams when they were practicing on a not-so-great court in Compton at the age of nine and 10. Macci, the childhood coach of the Williams sisters, played a major part in the early development of the American tennis icons.
Macci worked with the Williams sisters for four years. “Was asked to describe in just one word my impression of Serena Williams and Venus Williams at age 9 and 10 when we were on that chipped up nasty asphalt court with holes in the net in Compton May 1991.
EASY ANSWER. RAGE,” Macci wrote on X.
Was asked to describe in just 0ne word my impression of @serenawilliams @Venuseswilliams at age 9 and 10 when we were on that chipped up nasty asphalt court with holes in the net in Compton May 1991.
EASY ANSWER. RAGE. — Rick Macci (@RickMacci) November 8, 2023
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