Serena Williams ' former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has drawn scrutiny from Australian tennis legend Todd Woodbridge after he backed the ATP 's imminent trial for off-court coaching.
The governing body for men's tennis recently announced plans to permit coaching from designated seats in the second half of this season. Hand and verbal signals will be allowed provided they don't interfere with the opponent's play, with the trial set to officially get underway on July 11.
Mouratoglou took to Twitter and 'congratulated' the ATP "for 'legalizing' a practice that has been going on at almost every match for decades. No more hypocrisy." Woodbridge quoted Mouratoglou's tweet and said it was "so disappointing" such a high-profile figure had essentially admitted he's been breaking the rule in question for years.
