Worst Grunt In Tennis

[adammania9]

Just watching Hewitt vs Ferrer live and Ferrer sounds like a dying cow at the moment. Who else is horrible to listen to?

Rafa Nadal also springs to mind, can't help but think of a disabled person (no offence)

And for women, Victoria Azarenka sounds like a physical version of the Snapchat ghost.

 

[Gods_Son23]

none of the men are in the top 30 in this list.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

How can you go past Sharapova?

She's actually screaming more than grunting when you think about it.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Sharapova sounds like she had an orgasm every shot

 

[Righteo]

Azarenka is the worst because she doesn't even attempt to disguise it as a 'grunt' of exertion but rather she hoots a good second after hitting it. Despicable player.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Everyone who does it has the worst by default.

 

[JackNah_8]

azarenka and sharapova

 

[JackNah_8]

Azarenka is the worst because she doesn't even attempt to disguise it as a 'grunt' of exertion but rather she hoots a good second after hitting it. Despicable player.

This, I really struggle to like Azarenka as a tennis player especially after her antics during the Sloane Stephens match.

 

[Righteo]

This, I really struggle to like Azarenka as a tennis player especially after her antics during the Sloane Stephens match.

What probably irks me the most about her (and Pova also) is that they really, really don't need to do it. They are exceptionally talented players anyway who shouldn't be relying on such unsporting and unappealing bullshit. Of course, as you alluded to, I'd probably still hate her even without the noise because of her turd personality..

 

[Severe]

Doesn't bother me. It's just a noise.

 

[Righteo]

Doesn't bother me. It's just a noise.

So you're immune to any annoying sound then? How I envy you. Would you be totally cool in this situation-

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[Severe]

So you're immune to any annoying sound then? How I envy you.

I'm surprised too, I'm easily annoyed. But the tennis grunting has never bothered me. I even welcome it sometimes as a bit of atmosphere.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

I'm surprised too, I'm easily annoyed. But the tennis grunting has never bothered me. I even welcome it sometimes as a bit of atmosphere.

Ditto, it's never bothered me. I can tune it out most of the time, both while watching and playing. It's remarkable how many people just can't handle it though. I'm the campaigner that tests the opponent with grunts; if they don't deal with it well I'll play on it and watch them get more and more frustrated. All part of the game.

That said, the players that push the boundaries of acceptable and not acceptable irk me a little - the likes of Azarenka, where the climax of the grunt comes dangerously close to being after the ball's crossed the net. If it's a genuine grunt on impact then most of the time I barely notice it as my focus/attention is elsewhere. Particularly if I'm playing.

 

[The Darkman]

This, I really struggle to like Azarenka as a tennis player especially after her antics during the Sloane Stephens match.

I remember a couple of years ago against Li Na the Chinese player, Azarenka was taking injury breaks because she was tired. Li Na was gaining momentum when Azarenka took an injury break.

 

[pepsi]

I'm the campaigner that tests the opponent with grunts; if they don't deal with it well I'll play on it and watch them get more and more frustrated. All part of the game.

So you grunt as well as part of gamesmanship? Its cheating.

 

[Kram]

The most unnecessary and annoying thing ever.

 

[JackNah_8]

The most unnecessary and annoying thing ever.

I blame Monica Seles, she started the grunting lol It's good the younger players aren't being coached to grunt before hitting the ball nowadays.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

So you grunt as well as part of gamesmanship? Its cheating.

How exactly is it cheating? The boundaries are clearly defined - no noise as the ball crosses the net, no impeding of the opponent's shot, and no obnoxious, over-the-top noise. I don't cross any of these limits, nor do I get close (and nor have I ever had a complaint or warning about it). But I've played guys that fly off the handle at pretty much anything. I've played a guy that started screaming and swearing (and missing pretty much every shot) because I was apparently putting too much top spin on my shots. Mental strength is such a huge part of tennis, as is targeting areas of the opponent's game that perhaps aren't as sound as others. FWIW if I grunt it's extremely tame and in the motion of the shot. Some people have an extremely low tolerance for it though. If somebody is going to flip out because of something within the rules (that's also extremely common in tennis) then that's something they need to overcome on the court.

It's not something I do all the time - it's pretty rare actually - but I don't really see it as being any different to targeting other weaknesses, like continuously going back to the weaker wing, for example. I don't see it being much different to people who carry on with obnoxious celebrations in order to make a statement either. As long as it's done within the limits and it's not obnoxious, it's fair game. I get why people don't like it but I don't understand the, "It's cheating," line at all.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

azarenka and sharapova

Agree. Joint winners for mine, with daylight to the rest. The men's grunting I don't find anywhere near as irritating (although I don't like it either) simply because it's not as high pitched. The screeching of Azarenka and Sharapova make them unwatchable for me.

It's interesting that not many of the Ausies grunt or screech, the only one I can think of is Gavrilova. Presumably she was 'trained' in Europe. Is the screeching/grunting a European thing?

 

[rippersnipper]

Ferrer's grunting is based on his aggression and exertion. Sharapova and azarenka just sound like they're deliberately making sounds because they can

 

[iluvparis]

Sharapova doesn't grunt in practice does she?

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Sharapova doesn't grunt in practice does she?

Nope. Watched her her practicing a couple of years ago and never heard a single grunt.

 

[JackNah_8]

Agree. Joint winners for mine, with daylight to the rest. The men's grunting I don't find anywhere near as irritating (although I don't like it either) simply because it's not as high pitched. The screeching of Azarenka and Sharapova make them unwatchable for me.

It's interesting that not many of the Ausies grunt or screech, the only one I can think of is Gavrilova. Presumably she was 'trained' in Europe. Is the screeching/grunting a European thing?

Yes! The men's grunting doesn't annoy me and it's not over the top. Even Nadal grunts especially when there's a long rally.

Whereas, Sharapova and Azarenka's grunting is just too much and unnatural! There's no reason to grunt that much and it seems like at one stage the players were getting trained to add grunting into their game

 

[Hawkas1988]

Does anyone know if Sharapova was grunting like she does now when she won Wimbledon as a 16 yr old?

I don't think she did from memory as I initially really liked her.

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[pepsi]

Does anyone know if Sharapova was grunting like she does now when she won Wimbledon as a 16 yr old?

I don't think she did from memory as I initially really liked her.

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Try and watch the final between sharapova and Williams when she won it as a 17 year old. Hardly a sound made and she was so much more likeable.

Its disgusting what she does now.