Boris Becker on ATP’s crackdown on bad behaviour: ‘I don’t want to see computers and machines on court’

He concedes “everything has a limit”, but Boris Becker believes tennis is “an entertainment sport” and “a bit of blood, sweat and tears” are good.

Following an increase in boorish behaviour the past few months, the ATP announced they have instructed on-court officials to take a stricter stance in judging violations while those who continue to overstep the mark face harsher penalties.

The move came after the likes of Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios and Jenson Brooksby were all involved in various unsavoury incidents, ranging from hitting the umpire’s chair with a racket to verbal abuse and nearly hitting ball persons after throwing their rackets.

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Despite criticism from various corners, Becker feels “emotions are good” for the sport.

“I’m quite happy that we were allowed to play and ultimately go berserk under the exclusion of the social media and the microphones so to speak,” he told Eurosport Germany’s tennis podcast.

“It’s more difficult for the players today. Everything is extremely transparent, too transparent for my taste. And then the question is how does the tennis authority deal with it?

“Tennis is also an entertainment sport. I don’t want to see computers and machines on the court either.

“Emotions are good, a bit of blood, sweat and tears, that stimulates, that was already the case with us. But everything has a limit.”

Becker admits that the “line is thin”, but feels players sometimes