{"id":323619,"date":"2025-08-06T22:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323619\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T22:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:23:13","slug":"serena-williams-former-coach-names-the-wta-player-who-he-believes-will-win-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/323619\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams’ former coach names the WTA player who he believes will win the US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The start of the US Open is only a few weeks away, with the tournament starting on August 24.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tournament, which is the last Grand Slam on the calendar, has seen some esteemed names lift the trophy down the years. The likes of Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams<\/a> have won the title on multiple occasions, while some have upset the field to claim their first title, like Marin Cilic in 2014.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s singles champions were Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Aryna Sabalenka, and they are both expected to return to Flushing Meadows to defend their titles.<\/p>\n

\"ArynaPhoto by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

However, there are a number of players hoping to claim the crown. Stalwarts like Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Coco Gauff are always a threat, while young stars such as Victoria Mboko<\/a> and Mirra Andreeva could cause a shock.<\/p>\n

One observer, an acclaimed tennis coach, has made his prediction for who will win the US Open Ladies Singles title.<\/p>\n

Rick Macci predicts Iga Swiatek will win the US Open Ladies Singles title<\/p>\n

Rick Macci is a well-respected tennis coach who is credited with the early development of Serena and Venus Williams<\/a> while they were growing up in Compton, California.<\/p>\n

Macci, who has also coached Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick<\/a>, believes Iga Swiatek<\/a> will win the 2025 US Open Ladies Singles title.<\/p>\n

Posting on X<\/a> [Twitter], Macci said: \u201cWas asked my pick for the OPEN. [Mirra] Andreeva is my WILDCARD because her best surface is HARD.<\/p>\n

\"IgaPhoto by Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Iga mentally is in a different space and my pick to take first place. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Polisher punisher I feel is on a MISSION and Grand Slam number seven she is ready to go FISHIN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swiatek will certainly be a threat at the US Open. The 24-year-old recently won her first Wimbledon title<\/a> and she captured the US Open title in 2022.<\/p>\n

The six-time major winner has been in red-hot form, despite her loss to Clara Tauson at the Canadian Open. She will take some stopping at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

Iga Swiatek\u2019s 2022 US Open title<\/p>\n

Iga Swiatek produced a dominant run at the 2022 US Open.<\/p>\n

The Pole did not drop a set in her first three rounds, defeating Jasmine Paolini, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, and Lauren Davis.<\/p>\n

After losing the first set to Jule Niemeier in round four, Swiatek only lost four games during the rest of the match.<\/p>\n\nRound<\/td>\nOpponent\/Result<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nR128<\/td>\nbt Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nR64<\/td>\nbt Sloane Stephen 6-3 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nR32<\/td>\nbt Lauren Davis 6-3 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nR16<\/td>\nbt Jule Niemeier 2-6 6-4 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQuarter-finals<\/td>\nbt Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSemi-finals<\/td>\nbt Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinal<\/td>\nbt Ons Jabeur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Iga Swiatek\u2019s run to the 2022 US Open title\u2026<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old then defeated the 2024 US Open finalists, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>, in the quarter-final and semi-final respectively.<\/p>\n

The Pole defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, winning her first US Open<\/a> title and third Grand Slam title overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of the US Open is only a few weeks away, with the tournament starting on August…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[23810,10100,79,1068,16,15,18056,101908],"class_list":{"0":"post-323619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-iga-swiatek","9":"tag-rick-macci","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-us-open-tennis","15":"tag-wta-tennis-players"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114984164090544225","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}