Nick Kyrgios not impressed with ATP’s resolution to trial off-court teaching: Beauty of tennis gone

ATP is all set to trial off-court teaching from the second week of July as gamers are set to be allowed to obtain ideas and directions when they’re in the course of matches.

Nick Kyrgios not impressed with ATP’s resolution to path off-court teaching (AP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSPlayers are set to be allowed to recieve directions throughout matchesATP to trial off=courtroom teaching from the second half of 2022 seasonDecorated coach Patrick Mouratoglou backed ATP’s resolution to permit off-court teaching

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday, June 22 mentioned he’s not impressed with ATP’s resolution to trial off-court teaching from the second half of the continuing season. Krygios argued that the fantastic thing about the game whereby gamers discovered their very own manner as soon as they stepped on the courtroom is being taken away by the choice from the governing physique of males’s tennis.

The ATP will trial off-court teaching within the second half of the yr. Players shall be allowed to obtain directions and ideas from their coaches in the course of the event, together with qualifying and predominant draw even at main occasions, together with the US Open and the ATP Finals.

Kyrgios’ feedback got here after Patrick Mouratoglou, who coached Serena Williams and now coaches Simona Halep, congratulated the ATP for legalising a observe that has been occurring at virtually each match for many years”.

“Completely disagree. Loses one of many solely distinctive traits that no different sport had,” Kyrgios said in a social media post, responding to Mouratoglou’s tweet.

“The participant had to determine issues on his personal. That was the fantastic thing about it. What occurs if a excessive profile participant versus a low ranked participant who does not have or (can not) afford a coach?”

Completely disagree. Loses one of many solely distinctive traits that no different sport had. The participant had to determine issues on his personal. That was the fantastic thing about it. What occurs if a excessive profile participant versus a low ranked participant who doesn’t have or afford a coach?

— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 22, 2022

Mouratoglou was concerned in an notorious incident of off-court teaching — which was initially not permitted at Grand Slams — on the 2018 US Open closing when Williams was given a warning for a training violation. He gestured from the stands throughout Serena’s match in opposition to Naomi Osaka, later defending his act and stressing he would do it once more.