If it takes a village to raise a child, then the modern tennis tour increasingly requires a significant entourage.

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.

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

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.

Emma Raducanu suffered a first-round exit for the second straight tournament on Tuesday, falling in straight sets to Marketa Vondrousova at the Abu Dhabi Open.

When Emma Raducanu appoints her next coach, she could follow Novak Djokovic’s lead by targeting a big weakness in her game. Djokovic hired former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic to be his new coach in 2019 and after already achieving so much,