King says WTA Tour needs more female coaches


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 12 Mar 2014

Former tennis player Billie Jean King poses for a portrait while promoting PBS's American Masters series in Beverly Hills, California August 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

LONDON (Reuters) - Top female tennis players may be doing themselves a disservice by hiring male coaches instead of women, according to former great Billie Jean King.

The American said she was baffled why players on the WTA Tour are never tempted to break the mould and tap into the vast knowledge of the likes of Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert or even herself for that matter.

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