Tennis legends Tim Henman, Laura Robson and Jonathan Overend pick the one tennis rule they wish could have been changed during their career
off-court coachingThe decision was made at the governing body's annual general meeting and followed trials on the men's ATP and women's WTA tours. New changes mean coaches can issue advice either verbally or via hand signals at any time, except during the playing of a point.
The coaching must be 'brief and discreet' - except during breaks in play - and players can now access approved 'player analysis technology' at times when coaching is permitted. A decision on whether to implement the rule changes will be at the jurisdiction of the sanctioning body of each individual tournament or event.won her first slam at the age of 29 “I felt like in the past things could get a little bit tough, and it was almost as if I was watching myself from above, and it was like my brain and my body weren’t connected,” keys said. "So things were happening in matches and I felt like I couldn’t problem solve. I would get really nervous, and it was like as soon as the nerves hit, I would almost start panicking.Serena Williams' ex-coach urges Coco Gauff to improve one skill to become world No.1Novak Djokovic told he should have swung for opponent as controversy brought up "It finally got to the point where I was able to know that I can be nervous and I can still play really good tennis at the same time. And once I started really believing that I was able to actually be really present. “Especially now when we have on court coaching, being able to actually have conversations with your support team on the side, I think it just really kind of helps you to stay in the moment.”Tennis, of course, is an ever-evolving sport. this isn't the only rule that has changed in recent years.A let serve occurs when a legally served ball hits the net cord but lands in the correct service box. The umpire or opposing player will signal a let and play immediately stops. The server can then take the serve again, without penalty. Speaking to talkSPORT, former world No.4 Henman revealed the let serve is the one rule he would liked to have changed from his 14-year professional career."Personally, if I could just change one rule I would get rid of the let serve," he said. "You can hit the top of the net on every other shot that you hit, I think adds very little value."It would take a bit of adjusting for the players, I'm sure they would leave a lot of returns to begin with but that would be one I'd go for.""I would get rid of lets. I think we're all in agreement over this," she told talkSPORT."It just seems like we have evolved past it. I don't know what the original reason for having lets was in the first place so let's get rid of it."Laura Robson and Tim Henman spoke to talkSPORT as Sky Sports celebrated the launch of their 2025 tennis coverage. Sky Sports is the home to more live tennis than anywhere else. Watch year-round action including the ATP and WTA Tours and US Open exclusively on Sky Sports and NOW.
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