Patrick Mouratoglou has shared his thoughts on the place of the Olympic Games in tennis, revealing that many players value Grand Slam titles more than an Olympic medal.

The well-known coach, who has worked with the likes of Serena Williams and Holger Rune, took to social media to open up on the issue, stating that tennis' history, or lack thereof, at the Olympics, is one big reason why many don't see it as the most important tournament in the sport's calendar.

In the video posted on his Instagram page, the 53-year-old explained his thoughts over pictures of the Olympic rings and Olympic tennis champions such as Belinda Bencic.

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Mouratoglou blames lack of historical connection

"There is no real connection between tennis and the Olympic Games. A lot of tennis players don’t feel that it’s such an important event for tennis. Initially, tennis was at the Olympics, then it got out, and finally, tennis was reintroduced.

"As a consequence, there is no history between tennis and the Olympic Games. They feel that a Grand Slam is 100 times more important for a tennis player than the Olympic Games," he said.

The Frenchman also explained how the amount of tournaments on the ATP and WTA Tour diminishes the importance of the Olympic Games.

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"Every year you have the Masters 1000, which are extremely important because your ranking depends on that, mostly for all the best players. You have the Grand Slams, who are incredible institutions.

"For most of the players, to win one Grand Slam would be the highest achievement possible. And every four years, there are gonna be games that look small, not as an event but tennis — the Olympics compared to the Grand Slams. So again, we need time and history. When there is a long history between tennis and the Olympic games, I think players will consider it different," he continued.