Janko Tipsarevic blasts majority of tennis coaches as 'glorified towel boys or ladies'

Janko Tipsarevic would not fee tennis coaches extremely as the previous world No. 8 believes most of them are nothing else however “glorified towel boys or ladies.”

The Serb, who was among the best gamers within the recreation a decade and a half in the past, has been operating a tennis academy in Belgrade for years and he just lately received into teaching on the ATP Tour after he began to work with Denis Shapovalov.

To this point, Tipsarevic’s stint with the Canadian has been a hit for the reason that 25-year-old is coming off a Dallas triumph and a semifinal outing in Delray Seashore.

Shapovalov, who struggled lots within the final couple of years and even appeared to regress in his recreation, is now once more taking part in nicely and resembling the participant who was as soon as considered probably the most promising within the recreation.

Whereas the Serbian coach has undoubtedly performed an element within the 25-year-old’s current rise, he would not assume that many coaches can do a lot on the Tour.

Tipsarevic: There is a super quantity of people who find themselves glorified towel boys or ladies

“I do know this can be scandalous, my opinion about us as coaches for tennis as a sport, contemplating the tennis is the third or fourth hottest sport on this planet… I imagine when it comes to information and the dedication and every thing that comes with it, we’re on the absolute backside of the barrel.” the previous world No. 8 mentioned on The Tennis Podcast.

Then, Tipsarevic additionally defined that coaches in another sports activities or leagues just like the NFL, NBA, NHL and soccer, do much more work, preparation and analyzing earlier than video games. 

“I see and really feel that there is a super quantity of individuals on the ATP or WTA Tour that are glorified towel boys or towel ladies,” the previous two-time US Open quarterfinalist added.

“They do nothing else outdoors of claiming, nicely finished, hope you’re feeling nicely. They’re afraid to confront the participant or discuss to the participant in a method {that a} coach ought to by being scared. And it is a second matter of dropping their job.”