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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
(47,552 posts)It's like nobody remembers.
a kennedy
(29,658 posts)Iggo
(47,552 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
(29,658 posts)and so you and shenmue should get along famously.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Leave her the hell alone.
a kennedy
(29,658 posts)gawd love ya, cause shes muted on my tv.
joshdawg
(2,648 posts)a kennedy
(29,658 posts)oldtime dfl_er
(6,931 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
(52,212 posts)Mosby
(16,309 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
(52,212 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
(47,552 posts)Hi-YAH!!!
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Sharapova and others are grandfathered in.
Nitram
(22,800 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
(29,658 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