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Related: About this forumOK, I CAN NOT STAND MARIA SHARAPOVA's Screaming/grunting........
So annoying...what ever happened to the just the sound of screeching tennis shoes and the ball bouncing. Its like she cant hit the ball without the drama of effort.......always have it on mute when shes on the court. Or is it just me??Iggo
(48,195 posts)It's like nobody remembers.
a kennedy
(31,803 posts)Iggo
(48,195 posts)My point is it's nothing new. It was a big deal back then, and the tennis world went apeshit over it, and then they got over it.
Anyway, I'd rather listen to the players screeching, burping, and farting than the announcers babbling.
a kennedy
(31,803 posts)and so you and shenmue should get along famously.
shenmue
(38,534 posts)Leave her the hell alone.
a kennedy
(31,803 posts)gawd love ya, cause shes muted on my tv.
joshdawg
(2,705 posts)a kennedy
(31,803 posts)oldtime dfl_er
(6,965 posts)It's unnecessary and horrible. She is NOT grunting out of physical exertion, the way Nadal does. She is making a screeching noise after hitting the ball. I can't listen it hurts my ears.
unblock
(54,052 posts)Mosby
(17,256 posts)When a player screams while hitting the ball the opposing player can't hear how the ball is coming off the racket. Seems like an unfair advantage.
unblock
(54,052 posts)Not sure an opponent is necessarily entitled to clearly hear that. Of course, the opponent is free to grunt strategically as well....
Supposedly you can hit it harder when you grunt, though I've never heard any explanation as to why.
Iggo
(48,195 posts)Hi-YAH!!!
stopbush
(24,605 posts)Sharapova and others are grandfathered in.
Nitram
(24,411 posts)Get a grip.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Note double gold medalist from the Winter Olympics, Ester Ledecka. She even gives herself a check mark for mastering the grunting:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgEZZaEjpiy/?hl=en&taken-by=esterledecka
a kennedy
(31,803 posts)Lost to the birthday girl......Suarez-Navarro.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/the-latest-suarez-navarro-beats-sharapova-at-us-open/ar-BBMQ4Kz