For a legend who once described leaving tennis as “evolving away,” Serena Williams knows how to send the rumor mill into a frenzy. So, a straightforward administrative step—getting back into the sport’s anti-doping testing pool—has done just that, immediately igniting a flurry of comeback chatter throughout the tennis community.

Even though the 44-year-old clearly said on social media, “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy,” the procedural step keeps the possibility of a 2026 return slightly open. In the middle of all the public chatter, someone from her interesting past has shared a thoughtful and honest take on the situation.

Patrick Mouratoglou, who coached Williams to ten of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles, shared in an interview with Express that the speculation,

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