Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, recalled “a few fights” with the tennis legend over her weight.

During an interview with The Guardian on Thursday, Mouratoglou explained that Williams — who revealed last month that she lost 31 pounds taking Ro , a GLP-1 drug used for weight loss — didn’t like when he told her that her weight was affecting her movement on the court.

“Oh I remember it very well,” Mouratoglou said when asked about Williams’ recent remarks on “Today” that he would tell her she needed to lose weight while playing. “It was after the pregnancy – not right after; I know these things take time. I told her: ‘Listen, this is not a comment on how you look. It’s not my problem.’ 3

“But tennis is a sport in which you can’t afford to be overweight.

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