Tennis stars get Grand Slam wearable technology boost after Australian Open controversy
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, there were statement wins on the clay on both the men’s and women’s tours, ahead of the first headline combined event on the red dirt: the Madrid Open. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here.
Why can stars now wear more than their hearts on their sleeves at majors? The second Grand Slam of the year will not be adding more ca
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, there were statement wins on the clay on both the men’s and women’s tours, ahead of the first headline combined event on the red dirt: the Madrid Open. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here .
Why can stars now wear more than their hearts on their sleeves at majors? The second Grand Slam of the year will not be adding more cameras to player areas, following privacy complaints from a number of tennis stars at January’s Australian Open. Coco Gauff was filmed smashing her racket seven times, in what she thought was a private area, after losing in the quarterfinals to Elina Svitolina.
During a news conference, Gauff said “maybe some conversations can be had, because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room. “I kind of have a thing with the broadcast. I feel like certain moments don’t need to broadcast.
Continue to the original source for the full article.