Match coaching has previously been a natural part of team competitions and has also been allowed in the women's WTA tour since 2020.
Now it is also allowed in the men's ATP, and Båstad will be the first tournament in the world with the new rule change.
Clear guidelines
However, coaching takes place in limited forms.
The coach must sit in a specified coaching position and may only talk to the player when he is on the same side of the pitch.
In addition, only short phrases are allowed, and conversations should not interfere with the game.
"Something that went on anyway"
The new rule creates divided opinions in the tennis world.
Star player Nick Kyrgios disapproves of the rule change and believes that tennis loses a unique feature.
"What happens if a profiled player meets a low-ranked player who cannot afford a coach?" He writes in a tweet.
Magnus Norman, who is tournament manager in Båstad, is positive about the rule change.
- I think it's good.
This is something that has been going on anyway in many cases.
So it's more to legalize something that is already going on, I think, he says to Sydsvenskan.