Screeching (and grunting)Tennis Players

[Donnywolf]

Yes there is a thread about Sharapova already but it has degenerated as lots do

I only saw a bit of Sharapovas match yesterday and after a couple of games I turned off (well over)
. What she does is distracting and I guess can be off putting for her opponent.

She is not alone in the womens game and some of the men have their male equivalent "grunt" or roar. I think that they should be deducted a point for persistent or routine screaming. They would soon stop !

Back in the day I don't recall Navratilova or Becker Borg etc doing this and it should be stamped out

[Donnywolf]

.... and I would like to add the high fiving / fist punching fist routines that have become the norm in Doubles M/M F/F or Mixed .... its ridiculous.

The bird on now is actually speaking behind her hand in case the opposition can lip read at 50 paces as well - grrrrrrrrrr

IC1967 - please feel free to comment on my thread !

[RobTheRover]

Jamie Murray and John Peers were holding tennis balls in front of their faces yesterday when they were talking to each other.  I reckon they were bitching about someone's hat in the crowd and didnt want the TV cameras to pick it up.

#hatgate

[Donnywolf]

Beret good !

[Sammy Chung was King]

That does my head in the covering the mouth while talking, has nobody got a backbone to think i will say what i want, so what if they are lip reading me?.
Players should be banned the screeching is mind games to put others off, plus a bit of attention seeking thrown in.

[BobG]

Apparently there's been some research done into wherther or not this screeching/grunting malarrly actually has any effect.  I saw it reported on the beeb, I think, last week. The claim is that it does make a difference. Around 3% more power. Can't see any screecher stopping if that's really true. Sharapova needs to roar about 10 times louder given the way that Tamara Press lookalike, Serena Williams , blew her away.

BobG

[Donnywolf]

True ...

My main worry is Kids copy and as most of them made the jump and still do to play 2 handed they will inevitably begin to screech / grunt

At least commentators for TV will become redundant as you would not hear them anyway. I don't know why they even bother with doing it on Radio (although they could say for example 15 love to Federere after a 21 stroke rally - but that's a different kettle of fish)