{"id":300143,"date":"2023-12-15T22:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=300143"},"modified":"2023-12-15T22:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:13:43","slug":"patrick-mouratoglou-explains-new-event-with-completely-different-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/patrick-mouratoglou-explains-new-event-with-completely-different-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mouratoglou explains new event with &#8216;completely different rules&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Exclusive: Patrick Mouratoglou discusses UTS<\/h3>\n<p>UTS founder Patrick Mouratoglou has claimed his \u201csuper fun\u201d format will \u201cseduce\u201d a new generation of tennis fans. The T20-style tennis format sees matches shorter matches played in four quarters accompanied by music and lights at the Grand Final at Excel London. And the young players such as Jack \u201cThe Power\u201d Taylor and Casper \u201cThe Ice Man\u201d Ruud all have nicknames.<\/p>\n<p>Frenchman Mouratoglou, Serena Williams\u2019 former coach, said: \u201cUTS (Ultimate Tennis Showdown) is tennis but it is different tennis. It is tennis with the same courts, the same balls, the same players but completely different rules and a completely different way to play the sport. I believe it is much more dynamic &#8211; it is a strength rather than a marathon. It is 45 minute-matches. It is super competitive but at the same time it is super fun and the players can be themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of things are very important if you want to seduce the younger generation which tennis has not done for the last 20 years. The format that the younger generation are consuming are short, very dynamic with no downtime. And of course they want three characters and UTS has three of those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British No.4 Draper reached the US Open fourth round in September and has targetted cracking the world\u2019s top 20 next season if he can stay fit. But Mouratoglou reckons the 21-year-old can aim even higher.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/Patrick-Mouratoglou-5116987.jpg?r=1702637349642\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jack has great potential,\u201d he said. \u201cHe is one of the guys that are maybe just behind the generation of Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannick Sinner in terms of ranking. Like Ben Shelton &#8211; I think these two can join this group very soon and then they will be potential Grand Slam winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While competing for $1.665m in prize money, a loosened disciplinary code means players are encouraged to show emotion on court during matches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5116990.jpg?r=1702637349694\"><\/p>\n<p>Draper, who will be making his UTS debut, said: \u201cI knew nothing about the rules until the briefing we had a bit earlier and they were saying smash as many racquets as you want, do whatever. The only thing that you can\u2019t do is physically abuse someone in the crowd. I was going to do an Eric Cantona on you guys!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like an amazing concept. I don\u2019t think personally I will be smashing any racquets because I don\u2019t have many but I think it is a great concept to be able to show your emotions and play freely. That\u2019s for me, that is what tennis should be about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/1845922\/Patrick-Mouratoglou-UTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive: Patrick Mouratoglou discusses UTS UTS founder Patrick Mouratoglou has claimed his \u201csuper fun\u201d format will \u201cseduce\u201d a new generation of tennis fans. The T20-style tennis format sees matches shorter matches played in four quarters accompanied by music and lights at the Grand Final at Excel London. 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