Are they going to set up a giant “Lunk Alarm” for tennis grunters? Maybe Planet Fitness could sponsor it.
A guy at work once said the screaming and grunting brings erotica to sport, that’s why he watched women’s tennis and woman’s beach volley ball.
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I wish they would ban it. I have loved watching tennis since I was a little girl.
The grunting has made many matches unwatchable for me.
The women are the worst, but some of the men are just as bad.
I was watching how some tennis coaches of children are teaching them how not to do it. It has something to do with using the breath correctly, or something like that.
And how grunting is a bad habit that can be stopped.
Just put a sock in their mouths. Problem solved.
Some of these broads sound like they’re giving birth when they hit a tennis ball. It really has become quite ridiculous and I hope they put a stop to it. It’s annoying as hell.
This statement is false, and shows ignorance on the part of the reporter:
“The WTA has addressed the issue of excessive grunting after public criticism from players and negative feedback from media and fans. Some of its top players such as Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams are among the worst offenders.”
Serena does NOT grunt in any manner like the other two. Sharapova and Azerenka scream as a conscious affect in a manner unfair to their opponents (IMHO).
The grunting is uncalled for and absolutely unnecessary. It should be a point penalty for first offense, game penalty for second, set for third, and disqualification/forfeit for fourth.
In all my years as a tennis player and coach, I never grunted, even when hitting serves at 120+ mph. It’s nothing more than an attempt to throw off your opponent’s concentration. If these women can’t play the game without sounding liked trained seals, maybe they should find another line of work.
I’ll start watching again when the he/she 200 lb “sisters” retire. There’s a lot of talent out there regardless of the decibel factor but I just can’t stand their racist coddled BS!
I would always make a long drawn out scream before running a 440 track race. It completely purged out the stress and helped hyperventilate out some CO2 and ended up with 5 sec gains.
The screaming and grunting favors the screamers and grunters and should be outlawed — but how do you do it when the loudest grunters are the sports biggest stars.
Lord I hope so the shoe squeeking is bad enough those horrid screams are worse on the ears.
I used to play a lot of tennis. In all the time I played indoors and outdoors, I never heard anybody screech when they hit the ball. If some player had screeched every time he or she hit the ball at my tennis club, they’d probably had a few other players tell them to shut up or be the target of some well-placed shots.