“It’s not a good way to treat coaches,” Patrick Mouratoglou laments ATP’s authorization of off-court coaching
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The debate regarding the validity of off-court coaching during tennis matches has also been a controversial subject. However, ATP put an end to the confusion to some extent in June this year. The professional tennis body authorized off-court coaching for the second half of the season, which meant that the coaches could interact with players during change overs from their boxes.
Renowned tennis coach, Patrick Mouratoglou believes that ATP’s decision to go ahead with off-court coaching is not quite effective enough. The Frenchman believes that the new rule does not the scenario in a drastic manner, as coaches used to communicate to players in sign languages in the past. Patrick Mouratoglou is also a staunch supporter of more coaching involvement during matches, and believes that it could go on to become an exciting aspect of the game.
“The authorization of off-court coaching by the ATP did not really change a lot what’s happening on the tennis court because the coaches still do in the same way, they used to do before. And I think it’s sad because it could be so interesting,” said Patrick.
“All this hypocrisy made zero sense,” Patrick Mouratoglou on the benefits of off-court coaching
Despite its drawbacks, Patrick Mouratoglou has applauded ATP’s decision to authorize off-court coaching. In several instances in the past, coaches have been criticized for conversing with players in between the match. However, with the new set of rules, the Frenchman believes that this issue is certainly out of the window.
“The positive aspect about it is that it stops the hypocrisy of not allowed coaching, because there was coaching at every match in languages the chair umpire was not understanding. So all this hypocrisy made zero sense for so many years is out now,” the Frenchman added.
Patrick Mouratoglou gave the example of American sports, where coaching plays such a vital part. The Frenchman believes that the current rules in tennis do not treat coaches and coaching in the right manner. The former coach of Serena Williams is rooting for more involvement of coaches during change overs, which could be exciting for fans as well.
“The coaching moment is very important, sometimes even the highlight of the whole game. To do it that way, where you really don’t have microphones, they can say one word, but then they have to go play. It’s not a good way to treat coaches and coaching,” he added.
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