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Prairie_Seagull

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3. Could not agree more with the grunting/yelling of Sabalinka.

Reply to OGBuzz (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:51 PM

18 hrs ago

if one were to ask me (and I note that no one is) I would make a rule that when the ball goes over the net the noise needs to be completed. At that point the ball is in the opponents sphere of influence which has to be respected.

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Osaka was flawless gademocrat7 19 hrs ago #1

And Naomi doesn't scream on every shot. I can keep the volume on. OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #2

Could not agree more with the grunting/yelling of Sabalinka. Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #3

It's a form of distraction, therefore it's cheating. I don't buy the B.S. that it helps with their breathing. Tennis OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #4

In most martial arts the Kiai (martial scream so to speak) Prairie_Seagull 17 hrs ago #5

I have to mute her EVERY TIME SHE PLAYS!!!!! a kennedy 15 hrs ago #6