Should tennis players be allowed to grunt when they play shots?

[classical_hero]

Every time I watch the tennis it is so hard to know what is happening with all the grunting that goes on. If people did not knowing that you watching tennis, it could almost be like watching a porno with all that grunting and exclamation yells of yes. I wish that there would be less grunting going on and only at special times like when you have played special point.

 

[dgfred]

I don't mind the ladies doing it so much , but the men are very aggravating.

 

[NKVD]

thats why i love sharapova so much

 

[dgfred]

thats why i love sharapova so much

Yes, hers is a slight moan instead of a grunt .

 

[El Justo]

monica seles used to be a grunting machine. i used to find it annoying actually. i mean, on every return and serve? come on now...

 

[dgfred]

Yeah, but there is a big difference in 'seeing' Monica yell out and when Maria does ... .

 

[El Justo]

yeah, Seles was kinda busted

 

[CaptainF]

As a tennis player myself, I'm a grunter, though not a very loud one. It's more like a sigh.

Yeah, I think it should be legal. Though with Sharapova (hot as she may be ), it's annoying as hell. Her grunt doesn't even sound "natural", more like she's yelling intentionally to distract her opponent, which is lame.

As a grunter I can say that it comes from the effort put into my swing, not a yell.

Within the game of tennis though, there are three types of grunters:

1. Those that grunt on every shot, be it serve, return, or whatever. Every time they take a crack at a ball, there is a grunt.

2. The ones that grunt on specific shots. Roger Federer and Pete Sampras were like this, in that they both sometimes grunted on their serve, but not on much else.

3. The completely silent ones. Roger Federer nowadays, as opposed to his younger days, is more like this.

I personally think the best Tennis grunt belongs to the Brazilian player Gustavo Kuerten. Watch this video:

Link

His grunt is just so funny.

 

[civverguy]

Of course. The players can't break the habit.

 

[Nylan]

What, you don't enjoy the ambient sounds of the court? It's what makes tennis so...tennisfull