Many tennis players are compared to 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
The Americans achieved such dominance on court due to her imposing and aggressive game, which a multitude of players struggled to deal with.
Serena Williams was also a supreme athlete with elite mental strength and she retired as the greatest of all time in the eyes of many.
But since her retirement, Coco Gauff has established herself as America’s best player and she possesses a shot in her repertoire that has been compared to one Williams produced regularly.
Photo by Robert Szaniszlo/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRick Macci says Coco Gauff has the best slice wide serve since Serena Williams
In her six years on the WTA Tour, Gauff has developed a reputation for being an exceptional athlete.
She is regarded by some as the player with the best movement, while also possessing a devastating backhand and excellent mental toughness.
But Williams’ former coach Rick Macci thinks Gauff has another strength which is her slice wide serve.
He even went as far as to say that nobody has performed that shot better than the 21-year-old since Williams, the former world number one.
“Coco has the best slice wide serve on the tour since Serena,” Macci tweeted. “When she plays the ball on the rise off both wings and controls the center of the court she can be the best in the sport.”
Photo by Lev Radin/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesHow do Coco Gauff’s serving statistics compare to Serena Williams?
One of Gauff’s biggest challenges is her serve, which has been inconsistent throughout her career.
In 2025, Gauff has an average of 60.6% first serves in, and she wins 70.1% of those points, the highest in the top 10 and second highest in the top 20 behind Elena Ryabkina.
However, Gauff only wins an average of 42.8% of her second serve points, the lowest in the top 20 and second-lowest in the top 30 in addition to 250 double faults, more than anyone in the top 100.
On the other hand, in 2016, the year Williams last played more than 40 matches, she won 75.7% of points behind her first serve and claimed 83.8% of her service games.
That year Williams claimed her seventh and final Wimbledon singles title, which was the 22nd Grand Slam of her illustrious career.