The Athletic(@TheAthletic):Jessica Pegula's comments about Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff were caught on a hot mic at the WTA Finals. The WTA made a mistake to which it has owned up and a private conversation should not be public. That doesn’t mean that tennis stars should stop talking their talk, writes @MattFutterman. It's more of what the sport needs.

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Jessica Pegula's comments about Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff were caught on a hot mic at the WTA Finals. The WTA made a mistake to which it has owned up and a private conversation should not be public. That doesn’t mean that tennis stars should stop talking their talk, writes @MattFutterman. It's more of what the sport needs.