The obvious takeaway from the Djokovic-Becker coaching drama

Novak Djokovic, is dealing with the fallout of claims that his team coaches him during matches.

The WTA has allowed on-court coaching since 2008 at all its tournaments; the Grand Slams, which are outside of the WTA’s jurisdiction, are the notable exceptions.

But the ATP has not budged, clearly stating that any communication between players and coaches during matches is strictly prohibited.

Rafael Nadal has been accused many times for communicating with his coach and uncle, Toni, and was fined for it during Wimbledon in 2010.

Coaching at WTA events hasn’t dramatically changed the purity of game, but what it has done is help stop all the finger pointing.

On-court coaching is also a seamless part of college tennis as well as the Davis Cup, one of the oldest men’s tennis competitions so why is it so taboo at other levels? If coaching became legal across the board, players would spend more time talking about their games rather than defending their coaching boxes.