Novak Djokovic reveals the major improvement he wants to see in tennis

Novak Djokovic recently commented on measures that he feels will help improve the sport both for players and for fans.

Djokovic wants to see the game embrace on-court coaching after lifting restrictions on the practice.

The Serbian feels that the relationship between players and their coaches at courtside hasn’t been fully explored as a means to add to the entertainment value of the sport.

One of the few times that fans are let in on the communications between player and coach is when a player shouts at their coach from the court.

Djokovic explained that tennis stars weren’t more prone to blaming their coaches for anything that might go wrong, instead shouting to your coach is often the only way to effectively communicate.

“Well, it’s different in basketball because you can basically go to your coach or bench any time you want,” Djokovic said when quizzed about incidents of players shouting.

“We are not able to do that.

“So we have to sometimes raise our voice in order for our team to hear us or for us to hear them, because otherwise, you know, we have to communicate with the signs or signals. You know, it’s louder out on the court.”

Djokovic believes that the use of technology could help players better communicate with their coaches while also adding an extra dimension to the broadcast of the match, if not the live experience.

“I would want to see, honestly, you know, a possibility of — I’m actually supportive of the on-court coaching or headset communication, whatever ways of getting more coaching,” Djokovic said.

“I think it’s good. I think it’s good for the audience. It’s good for player.”

Djokovic doesn’t believe that consulting with a coach detracts from the achievement if winning by yourself.

“I understand that there are some, you know, opponents of this, you know, coaching rule that are saying, Yeah, you’re a tennis player, individual athlete, so you have to figure things out by yourself,” Djokovic added.

“Well, you have to figure them out anyway, even if the coach comes in, say, in a set break or whatever, and you talk, you still have to have to play yourself, right? There is no substitution.

“So it’s quite different, you know, than basketball. It’s really not comparable.

“But yeah, I’m actually happy that we are able now to freely communicate rather than hiding from a chair umpire or supervisor like we did for many years. So it’s good. I’m supportive of that.”

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