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How a Tennis Nerd Gave Serena and Venus Williams a New Lease on the Game

Eric Hechtman, a club professional from Miami, has signed on to help two champions chase success far beyond the usual finish line of a tennis career.

Serena Williams practicing with her coach, Eric Hechtman, ahead of Wimbledon.Credit...Frey/TPN/Getty Images

WIMBLEDON, England — Already coaching one American tennis icon, Eric Hechtman added another: logging the extra miles and the extra hours to try to help both Venus and Serena Williams get the most out of however many matches or seasons they have left.

“If they are both good with it, I’m absolutely good with it,” Hechtman said in an interview at Wimbledon last week.