Martina Navratilova, who recently regained Czech citizenship 30 years after defecting to the US, would like to silence the grunters for good, even calling out the girl she helped discover - Maria Sharapova.
Speaking to the press in Tokyo where she's participating in an exhibition with Steffi Graf and Kimiko Date, the 18-time Grand Slam champion said,
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"If I were the commissioner of tennis I would outlaw (screeching during matches.) Maria's level gets louder the closer the match and quite frankly it's not necessary, they aren't lifting 300 pounds, they're hitting a tennis ball."
The tennis legend even referenced the recent story of 9-year old Lauryn Edwards, who was banned from her local tennis club for excessive shrieking, to make her case saying,
"Here you had this little kid who was just barely getting the ball over the net yet the noise coming out of her made you think she was hitting the ball 200 miles an hour. She was concentrating more on making the noise than hitting the ball."
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5 months ago
it is funny to hear the screeches though. it also sounds kinky. lol
sounds like an orgasm :D
5 months ago
I want to see Martina Navratilova and Maria Sharapova play a tennis match against each other with the stipulation that the loser be barred for life from any and all professional tennis competitions. The loser shouldn't even be able to buy a ticket. I wonder who would win. Haha.
from 2 months ago
Jeez. What a weirdo you are.
2 months ago
Sharapova shouldn't have to shut up. I hear her grunts and groans in my sleep. The other one, that old, ugly **** lady, she should have to shut up.
2 months ago
Seems to me tennis needs all the excitment it can get. If grunting is so controversial that should teel you how boring things are..
I like Maria's grunting. I bet there are a lot more fans that like it than not. Don't our opinions matter?
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