Completely disagree. Loses one of the only unique traits that no other sport had. The player had to figure out things on his own. That was the beauty of it. What happens if a high profile player versus a low ranked player who doesn’t have or afford a coach?
"I completely disagree" - Kyrgios claps back at Mouratoglou for coaching remarks
ATPFriday, 24 June 2022 at 16:00
Nick Kyrgios thinks tennis is losing “one of the only unique traits” it has after the ATP announced that it would trial off-court coaching with his views in stark contrast to that of Patrick Mouratoglou.
There have been several contentious moments when it comes to on-court coaching in tennis in recent years with Stefanos Tsitsipas one of the most high-profile players to receive code violations on several occasions. Mouratoglou, who currently coaches Simona Halep, was also at the centre of a storm during the 2019 US Open final when Serena Williams was given a warning for receiving instructions from her then-coach Mouratoglou.
The practice has been illegal on the ATP, but it will be trialled in qualifying and main draw matches from July 11-November 20 with the US Open the first major where it will be used. Frenchman Mouratoglou has never been shy to express that he is in favour of coaching and welcomed the decision by the ATP. Kyrgios disagrees:
"Completely disagree. Loses one of the only unique traits that no other sport had. The player had to figure out things on his own. That was the beauty of it. What happens if a high profile player versus a low ranked player who doesn’t have or afford a coach?”
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