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Serena Williams attends the 2021 graduation ceremony at coach Patrick Mouratoglou's tennis academy
Patrick Mouratoglou has worked with Serena Williams for about a decade
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Mouratoglou with American tennis player Coco Gauff
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Patrick Mouratoglou opened a tennis academy at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai in December 2020
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Mouratoglou's academy at Costa Navarino in Greece includes the country’s first grass court
The French coach launched the quick-format Ultimate Tennis Showdown in 2020 to attract a younger generation to the sport
The coach launched the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy near Nice in France when he was in his twenties
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Serena Williams attends the 2021 graduation ceremony at coach Patrick Mouratoglou's tennis academy
Patrick Mouratoglou has worked with Serena Williams for about a decade
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Mouratoglou with American tennis player Coco Gauff
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Patrick Mouratoglou opened a tennis academy at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai in December 2020
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Mouratoglou's academy at Costa Navarino in Greece includes the country’s first grass court
The French coach launched the quick-format Ultimate Tennis Showdown in 2020 to attract a younger generation to the sport
The coach launched the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy near Nice in France when he was in his twenties
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TKZZTE3HKRFRPPW6OBUHUISX4Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=da963ec943b67305db6746897134faa2a3feb64f0352d7906bf40af1ebfc17d6&width=400&height=225)
Serena Williams attends the 2021 graduation ceremony at coach Patrick Mouratoglou's tennis academy
Patrick Mouratoglou on coaching Serena Williams and making tennis fun again
The French coach is the founder of Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a faster version of the sport aimed at a younger generation of fans
Joshua Sims
04 August, 2021
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