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Podcast: Tennis Unfiltered
Episode: Rick Macci talks discovering Venus and Serena, why he wants to coach Raducanu and in defence of hard courts
Description: Rick Macci thought he was mad when he answered Richard Williams's call and turned up in Compton to see his two little girls play tennis. What he saw was two of the greatest of all-time in the making: Venus and Serena Williams. As portrayed by Jon Bernthal in the Oscar-winning film King Richard, Macci coached the girls for four years and remains friends with the whole family. We talk:
Why Serena and Venus are "like family" to him
What marks out a special player
How he could fix Emma Raducanu's game
Clay courts of the USA (and why...