TENNIS CHANNEL NOT AIRING WTA COACHING EXCHANGES ON CHANGEOVERS

[tennis tom]

I understand the Tennis Channel is a business, and has to air commercials sometime--but--apparently there was a very heated on-court coaching exchange between Mugurza and her coach Sam Sumac, during her match at Zhuai, China, versus Wang Qiang. The two announcers, who I'm sure are not even there in person, and are remote in a studio in Hollywierd, are all a twitter about it--but, it's not the same as seeing and hearing it live, or at least a replay. It's probably a world-wide, feed that Tennis Channel has no control over the direction of--BUT, really--where's the news live? Maybe Tennis Channel has to spend more on production values and less on politics.

 

[Deon Sanders]

There shouldnt be coaching in the first place

How many times can we hear the same blabbering nonsense before shooting ourselves

 

[ollinger]

If a match is being broadcast live, I don't think they ought to show the coaches comments. The guy coaching the other player could then receive a text from a friend watching the match on TV indicating what that coach just told her to do, and he could go out on the next changeover and tell his player what the opponent is trying to do.

 

[bjsnider]

Punches a hole in the argument that coaching can be dramatic for TV.

 

[sredna42]

It shouldn't be broadcast, it should be private between the coach and the player.

 

[tennis tom]

There shouldnt be coaching in the first place

How many times can we hear the same blabbering nonsense before shooting ourselves

It's all about the DRAMA! The heated interchange between gorgeous Garbine and her coach Sam Sumac on the world stage--that we missed!

 

[tennis tom]

It shouldn't be broadcast, it should be private between the coach and the player.

Yah, like Sirena and Mouratoglu at this years USO!