Friday, June 24, 2005
Grunting Fiasco at Wimby
Wimbledon's Chief Official, Alan Mills, thinks the grunting done by women's tennis players is getting out of hand:
I wonder what Mrs. Mills thinks about her husband's pettiness. Is she in favour of grunting (on the court)?
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Wimbledon's Chief Official, Alan Mills, thinks the grunting done by women's tennis players is getting out of hand:
LONDON (AFP) - Grunting noises made by female tennis players as they strike the ball are getting out of hand, and rules should be changed to crack down on the practice, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills has said, according to a report.
Mills, Wimbledon's chief official for 22 years who retires after this week's tournament, which begins on Monday, told The Sunday Times he believed coaches were teaching young women players to grunt.
"I don't like it at all. Today there is probably more grunting than there has ever been," he said.
"If I was playing an opponent making so much noise, I think I'd just laugh. But it's what young players are being coached to do.
"Many of the non-grunting players are unhappy about the noise pollution and a kind of counter-grunt culture has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent's noises."
He added: "Officials can only act if the player is shown to be making the noise on purpose, which is virtually impossible to do..."
I wonder what Mrs. Mills thinks about her husband's pettiness. Is she in favour of grunting (on the court)?
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