Serena Williams back on court in Melbourne in January 2018? “That’s the goal,” says her coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Since winning the Australian Open at the beginning of the year and revealing she was pregnant in mid-April, Williams has not competed in any tournaments. The U.S. Open marks the third straight Grand Slam played without the 23-time major winner, as Williams is expected to give birth to her first child in September.
As for Mouratoglou, you can still find him at all of the majors this year, just not with a coaching cap on. Nowadays, the Frenchman is busy doing television commentary for Eurosport and ESPN and managing his tennis academy near Nice, France.