Who doesn't like to watch a bit of tennis now and again? Sure, if you look away for even a second you risk missing a fantastic volley or the like, but you can't deny it's a highly entertaining sport - and a direct cause of its addictive nature is the increasingly prevalent 'tennis grunt'. No two grunts are the same. You have Maria Sharapova's imitation siren wail, which was said to reach a record 101 decibels at Wimbledon. There's the Williams sisters' one sided screaming matches. And who could look past Yanina Wickmayer's 'whoopee'?
But is the grunt necessary? An increasing number of people are labelling it as cheating, a way of throwing of opponents by producing an inhuman shriek capable of causing deafness. And frankly, I don't blame them. I mean, look at Roger Federer. He always goes out on the court looking calm and relaxed, and he never makes a sound.
Makes me wonder why he wins. :)
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