In this video we cover some past and current worst grunter on the ATP Tour. Music track: Time by Avanti Source: freetouse.com/... Royalty Free Music for Videos (Safe)
Gotta love Murray's grunt when he chases a drop shot though. Or a shot that he knows is really gonna stretch him. It's always funny to hear that sound of desperation.
He grunts in phases: phase 1 realizing it’s going to be a stretch a short grunt to announce the challenge, phase 2 grunts when hitting the ball, phase 3 relaxing grunt (similar to exhaling) to self-congratulate on returning the ball successfully. Listen carefully to Murray…. every shot is a 3-phase grunt.
Murray's grunt is nowhere near annoying. In terms of volume or the duration. I also find it funny that Murray's grunt when he chases a drop shot is so similar to Andre Agassi's - it might have to do with the fact that Agassi was Murray's role-model when he was growing up.
As a fellow tennis grunt analyst myself, I confirm this, it's so funny hearing Murray run for a drop shot. Also among the funniest grunts is Thiem after serve, a full blown orgasmic release
Spanish players must train at rafas academy where they train in grunts and maybe taking their time to serve. I agree Rafa has to be the loudest in the men’s
Murrays grunt is the best of this bunch. Nadal, Alcaraz and Rublev are bearable as they sound like real effort. Most of the others are just doing it to distract the other player. They should get penalised for it. Poor sportsmanship…. Same as the women that scream for no good reason.
... You cannot include Andy Murray in a worst grunter video XD Yes, there's effort noises, it's Tennis after all, but on the scale of things, it's not that loud, obnoxious or hindering.
I think grunting is unnecessary, unattractive, distracting to other players (and no different to crowd noise during points) ridiculous and unsportsmanlike. With that said, I have no hesitation in calling Federer the GOAT of non grunters and Djokovic the GOAT of grunters.
I can't stand that there are 2 distinct grunts on every stroke. There have been so many times on TV that I have thought his first grunt is a lines judge call
@@dummythiccems you're right, Newton. Xenophobia. Edit: Hispanophobia? Is that a word, Voltaire? Wait no, Nordism! Or Anglophile? Anyway you get the point.
The greatest up and coming grunter to me is Dino Prizmic. Sometimes he doesn't grunt at all, but depending on how important the point is, his grunting gets to the point he's screaming. Great example is junior RG match vs Maxim Mrva last year from 4-4 in first set and onwards. Haven't watched many of his pro matches, so I hope he left this screaming in juniors. He still does grunt though, and very obnoxiously.
It's the delayed grunters that are the worst, like Sonego. They are making a loud noise when their opponent is hitting the ball, which shouldn't be allowed in my opinion. I do find it hilarious though when players grunt on a drop shot, a shot requiring very little physical effort. People used to complain about Monica Seles back in the day, but she was tame in comparison to todays players. It was so controversial at the time that she decided not to grunt in the 1992 Wimbledon final, resulting in a one sided loss againt Graf.
Monica Seles admitted in an interview that when she was young, she got beaten by a female opponent who did the grunting. It put Seles off so much that she decided to incorporate it into her game specifically to annoy her opponents....FACT
@@jmilne5751 Interesting, I've never heard that before. I always thought she was taught to grunt at the Nick Bollettieri academy. Do you have a link to that interview? I'm not saying you're wrong, I've just never seen or read that, so I'd like to see for myself. Besides, whether she did it for that reason or not doesn't negate my comment. Her grunting is not as bad as todays players, and she didn't play her best in the 92 Wimbledon final as she was so focussed on staying silent that she couldn't play to her typical high standard. Edit: I've just done a quick search of her interviews on the subject and she says she grunted from the very beginning, from the age of 6 or 7. Admittedly it was just a quick search, but if you have a conflicting interview I'd be happy to watch/read it.
@@jmilne5751 Well, in that case I'd suggest you don't make a claim as "FACT" if you have nothing to back it up with. Maybe she did say that I don't know, but right now all I have is her own words on the matter, which does not correlate with your claim.
@@robertl426 Not everything is on the Internet...But to hear the crap that she grunted as a 6 year old and no-one complained all through those years, I find that VERY hard to believe...and being 6 years old it would of been a squeal...
When I was young,there was a challenger tournament in my club going on. There was a match happening on the centre court,but there were tribunes around the court,so I couldn't see who's playing. All I heard were the loudest grunts I've ever heard in my life,worse than any woman. Turned out it was Dutra Silva. As a tennis player myself,grunting is 100% normal and it psychologically helps the player,sometimes when I get really tired,I naturally start doing it myself too,but there are limits. If you play tennis for a long time,you can recognize when somebody purposefully extends their grunts and makes them very loud. Perfect example is Sonego,probably the most unlikeable guy on tour.I would definately also mention Shelton,also incredibly annoying. But the worst grunting I think I've ever heard was that Italian left handed woman,I don't know her name,but I think somebody else will know who I'm talking about.
@@dirkiedoos8577 just heard of Trevisan's name for the first time. I must say her grunting sounds more like moaning and it turns me on tbh, with the way she looks. But it's pretty fking annoying I agree. It's even worse than Sabalenka's for sure.
I once had tp grunt during a practice session with my coach. She told me to grunt (like Wickmayer) to at least get used to exhaling while hitting. I've rarely done it during a match. I once did it during a practice match, when it was very hot outside and I was really exhausted (it was more of an Aga Radwanska loud exhale). But i gotta say that it does help a bit. It helps me to focus and actually release some of the tension during those points. So grunting does help for me, but there is a difference between an exhale or a short grunt and a loud long grunt such as the ones in the video.
When you watch tennis long enough you will get used to it, ignore and focus on the game itself. Victoria azarenka is an exception though. I can never get used to her falsetto grunt 😂
not if you're the one playing. im ok with grunts as long as its consistent. sometimes ppl literally grunt so fking loud when im not expecting it and it throws me off.
Why people feel the need to scream while hitting or in some cases a full 1-2 seconds after the ball has left their racquet is beyond me. Delayed grunting should be banned and there should be warnings for excessively loud grunting up to the chair umpire’s discretion.
The only time I’ve ever unintentionally grunted was with serving & it lasts a split second. Grunts lasting seconds are intentional & there should be a limit to them!😪
alcaraz has the worst grunt, its annoying and feels like its tactical. hes trying to spook you or to loose your focus. its literally a hindrance, should get a warning everytime he do that sht
I'm surprised you missed one of the loudest ones: Thiem. Neighbors literally called the police one time while he was practicing, because they thought someone was having loud sex in public. 🤣
Grunting should be banned from tennis. You get a warning every time you're clearly trying to put off the opponent. It's pretty easy to tell where to draw the line.
@@ebstmnt Just from my side, if I stop grunting, I’m either not focused, or I’ve stopped trying. I can’t really consciously stop myself or my play gets bad because I’m focused on not grunting instead of actually playing the point. I’m sure you sharply exhale before and at the point of contact (which is good technique btw), but some of us aren’t (or weren’t while growing up) very concerned with whether or not our vocal cords vibrate in the process. It does get excessive at times or with some players, but I’m not doing it on purpose. I don’t even think about it during play.
@@cemeterybowling6 I'm sorry but that is just excusing something that is entirely unnecessary. No one ever used to do it, it is a recent fad, and it is a learned behaviour. Plenty of players don't do it. Watching Martinez yelling as he executes a soft drop shot is just ridiculous. He should be given warnings and then forfeit the match for that kind of thing. It is starting to get out of hand as new players copy the pros.
Grunting is actually a technique plenty of players learn in their early days so that their trainer can check on their breathing and respiratory technique and help improve their power distribution and movement towards the ball. As they grow up from early ages with this "technique" it becomes so second nature to them to a degree where they do it without really thinking about it. It is like the V form in ski jumping. Once familiarized with this technique you probably can't undo it. And TBH, if you're in the middle of a ball exchange you're usually focused on the ball itself and thus do not pay extensive attention towards other things like grunting or the crowd "oh"ing-up. By that argument there couldn't be any USOpen which is considered to be the loudest tournament of them all with planes flying over, parties going on left and right and so forth. Even the yells from other courts can be heard there. But granted, some players also use it as a tool to distract the opponent or even mock them to some degree. To some degree it is a mind-game. If you manage to get into the head of your opponent you have an advantage. This is usually how Nadal is able to make turnarounds. He goes to a short pee-break and then manages usually to get into his opponents head and dominate him. But If a grunter and a non grunter faces each other and the non-grunter then suddenly starts to grunt, at first it sounds strange and more like a mock of the other, but I'd then call it even rules for both of them. Especially in the clip shown here at least to me it didn't sound like a real mock here and as such I would have let him continue. I therefore can understand his frustration and remarks. I even know plenty of non-tennis player who start to make strange noises when they suddenly have to lift something heavy or complicated to carry and what not. So I consider that more of a natural reaction of the body towards heavy work. Of course, not all humans react the same. It's like some men snore while others don't. While there can be physical reason for that, like obesity, that is just one of the factors that usually go hand in hand with it, but definitely not the only one. Maybe all grunters also snore at night. I don't know. I'm neither snoring nor grunting :D
@@sil3289 Yeah well everyone used to hit forehands with a continental grip but now players are using these new grips as an excuse to hit with more topspin (if you don’t understand the point I’m trying to make here then we are at an impasse). I don’t disagree that shouting is not good, but grunting in general isn’t something as easy to change. Even Federer grunted every now and then
Nadal and Alcaraz are the worst Grunter. It should be forbidden!! And don't let it be said that it helps to give more strength, otherwise Roger Federer would be a loser!
Tennis is so funny, the crowd has to be quiet while the players play the point but the players can make as much ridiculous noise as they want. Tennis is the only sport where you have players making noise like this. Ban grunting if you want tennis to grow because nobody likes it.
Zapata Miralles is just annoying. The dude has a negative attitude all the time and has inconsistent grunts. Sonego is bad but his grunts are mainly just delayed. Zapata Miralles is just disgusting
This was a much needed video. I love Carlos, but his grunts are too much. Sonego as well. and then there are many Spanish speaking players in general who grunt... Yes Zapata..fuck That Sousa finals match....... Sousa was still verbal after the other player made contact with the ball.. Jesus christ.
When talking about retired grunters I at least expected Thomas Muster to be on the list :D I remember when Boris Becker went to the umpire and asked him to stop Muster from grunting as this disturbs his concentration. I think this was at Monaco or an other clay tournament. Also Thiem has a quite remarkable grunt and the ATP itself has a video up here on YT where they let players guess who's grunt they can hear and Thiem was on that list and recognized by quite a few players.
I think a grunt is fine, it helps get power and release breathe but the delayed ones are insane. Any delayed grunt should be recognized as hindrance. What comes to mind is the novak grunt that was delayed and called hindrance, these guys do it every point. TLDR: A grunts fine, it can help, a delayed grunt is when its unfair.
Who Has the Worst Grunts in Tennis?
Look for the worst ones from WTA. One was described to sound like she's falling off a cliff. Lol
Search up Teliana Pereira
Sabalenka hands down the worst grunter on tour. Screamer is probably a better description. 😂
Azarenka, Sabalenka, Sharapova... 😅
Azarenka
Gotta love Murray's grunt when he chases a drop shot though. Or a shot that he knows is really gonna stretch him. It's always funny to hear that sound of desperation.
He grunts in phases: phase 1 realizing it’s going to be a stretch a short grunt to announce the challenge, phase 2 grunts when hitting the ball, phase 3 relaxing grunt (similar to exhaling) to self-congratulate on returning the ball successfully. Listen carefully to Murray…. every shot is a 3-phase grunt.
@@dirkiedoos8577Dam good in depth review of Murray’s grunting in be-👏
Murray's grunt is nowhere near annoying. In terms of volume or the duration. I also find it funny that Murray's grunt when he chases a drop shot is so similar to Andre Agassi's - it might have to do with the fact that Agassi was Murray's role-model when he was growing up.
As a fellow tennis grunt analyst myself, I confirm this, it's so funny hearing Murray run for a drop shot. Also among the funniest grunts is Thiem after serve, a full blown orgasmic release
I always used to think Murray's grunt sounded weak and funny
Pedro Martínez is absolutely disgusting 🤮🤮🤮🤮
its literally yelling, a lot of guys are just yelling and not grunting. It should be hindrance every point, its disgusting.
He even grunts when he slices, it's really unbearable
As a spaniard, I absolutely agree. Guy is annoying af.
Grunting that loud on a drop shot at 9:33 should be a criminal offense
One of the worst EVER! 🤮🤮🤮
Nadal has some nerve complaining about someone else's grunt
He's full of double standards
@8:50 is totally unacceptable behavior, it's impossible to concentrate when your opponent is doing that
Really loud extended grunts... hindrance should've been called
He lost :p
You know it’s being forced when even on the drop shot he’s grunting, he’s definitely trying to annoy his rival
Honestly I probably would’ve started laughing during the rally at 9:16 when his voice cracked 😭
Nahhh he really forced it at 9:32 wtf? 😂
Fuck that is some bull shit. Haase had the right approach. Absolutely insane the chair called hindrance
True, how nonsensical!
Nadal moaning about grunting is rich!!
shut up clown
He's the main reason so many guys on tour grunt like they're having wild sex so he's the last guy who should complain lol.
@@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi shut up noob
@@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi grunting like a firecracker has just exploded inside their penis
Those grunts you showed by Alcaraz were nothing
he definitely could have picked better clips. alcaraz is awful both on tv and in-person but whatever
awful as in the grunting? or his playing😅@@rhoclouds
Аlcaraz is a grunting donkey
@@teganhessey5406 don't matter what he thinks
@@teganhessey5406obviously not his playing 😂
Nadal's grunt is actually one of the funniest sounds in sports
Sounds like he's being violated!
Women when they give birth are probably less noisy than these guys.
Now watch women's tennis...
@@lc86_65 they're both bad
@@lc86_65 As far as I can tell both of them sound the exact same.
Wait did I just see Carlos Berlocq smash a racquet the second point of the match?
Yep. Has to be a record for earliest racquet smash.
What about the Sharapova shriek?!!
My dog used to leave the room when she played.
The fact that nadal is himself grunts, but he reprimands the opponent after the match for his grunts, shows his true character
Shevchenko , altmaier and ramanathan (the last one is acctually crazy)
remember when haase started barking like a dog at a challenger last year
Taking the piss out of the grunters, or why?
no, deliberately@@al1976-v7m
Nadal's grunt is iconic and awesome.
This single video made me almost hate the sport after a lifetime of love
Felix's grunt isn't the loudest but it does sound like he is being sick.
Alcaraz is loud. I have to mute the television when he's on court
So satisfying to see the last grunter losing. Why the fuck you wouldn't call that hindrance?
Personally i can't stand Auger aliassimes grunt
Spanish players must train at rafas academy where they train in grunts and maybe taking their time to serve.
I agree Rafa has to be the loudest in the men’s
Tbh sonego’s is the worst, and it looks like he does it intentionally to disturb opponent
Fognini mocked someone once too and said “even Azarenka doesn’t make such noises”. I forget which player, but I think he was Georgian. 🇬🇪
Basilashvili?
@@miguelalmeida8751 It was Teymuraz Gabashvili. I've never heard basilashvili grunt
Diez, Etcheverry, Coria
Nadal, Alcaraz, Sharapova, Sabalenka
"Aaah!" "Aaaah!" "Neeee!!"
Seriously, why do these grunts have to sound so dumb?
Pedro Martinez is literally the GOAT 😮
2:04 Did he smash his racket after the 2nd point of the match?!😂
Do a female version of this, there are a lot of obnoxious grunts to work with
The only list fed isn’t on
the ones who grunt AFTER hitting the ball (e.g. munar)
You should have included Kimmer Coppejans. Not extremely loud nor annoying but very characteristic for him. (Aaaay)
The best one was Guga Kuerten’s
grunting loudly while playing a drop shot, is obviously a ploy
Murrays grunt is the best of this bunch. Nadal, Alcaraz and Rublev are bearable as they sound like real effort. Most of the others are just doing it to distract the other player. They should get penalised for it. Poor sportsmanship…. Same as the women that scream for no good reason.
Even Djokovic grunts too, and it's horrendous. Specially when defending. Weird that he's not featured.
2017 AO vs Hyeon Cheng was his worst grunting performance
... You cannot include Andy Murray in a worst grunter video XD Yes, there's effort noises, it's Tennis after all, but on the scale of things, it's not that loud, obnoxious or hindering.
Andy Murray ought to be in a "worst shouter" video.
one slightly obscure but annoying grunt is Dragos Madaras He is pretty bad
Sharapova
So basically Mediterranean Europeans, Latin Americans, and Eastern Europeans grunt the most 😂
alcaraz has the worst serve grunt
Hugo Dellien
none of them come close to Sabalenka
Rafa is one of the worst ever ever.... Maybe the goat for that😂❤
Mansour Bahrami has the best though
I think grunting is unnecessary, unattractive, distracting to other players (and no different to crowd noise during points) ridiculous and unsportsmanlike. With that said, I have no hesitation in calling Federer the GOAT of non grunters and Djokovic the GOAT of grunters.
aliassime 😠
who cares?
Nadal and Sabalenka! Just disgusting
i cant stand zapata miralles, i literally cant watch him
I switch off the tone.
And they say only the women grunt, hahahahhaa.
As a Spaniard myself, I have to admit that my fellow countrymen are THE WORST.
(Followed closely by the Argentinians)
Zapata Miralles vs Rublev was a brutal 30second clip lmao
Bzap is better than sinner , federer , nadal , and berdych combined
Ok...@@liamcannon9617
6:28 Zapata Miralles producing a perfect Homer Simpson scream, 🤣🤣🤣🤣
No wayy haha, the other 30 seconds he sounds like he is getting head
@@bakedpuffins2303 Indeed ahahhahahahah
lmfao
I hate to say this but the Alcaraz grunt is annoying as hell. Future hall of famer but damn it’s so irritating.
I can't stand that there are 2 distinct grunts on every stroke. There have been so many times on TV that I have thought his first grunt is a lines judge call
One of my least favourites!
He has an extended grunt too. Ball is over the net and he is still having an orgasm.
If any Spaniards or South Americans play each other, it quickly turns into a screaming match 😂
Spain player ; ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgwuah
South American player; AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Racism
@KrlKngMrtssn those aren't races einstein 💀 they're called nationalities
@@dummythiccems you're right, Newton. Xenophobia. Edit: Hispanophobia? Is that a word, Voltaire? Wait no, Nordism! Or Anglophile? Anyway you get the point.
@@KrlKngMrtssn awwww... somebody's mommy got them a dictionary for christmas. That's adorable.
Martinez and Sousa are literally screaming, while Sonego's delayed grunt is super distracting..
Spanish players Zapata Miralles' and Martinez' grunts / screams are the worst, borderline hindrance.
Spanish players often seem to be among the worst like Bautista Agut. The South American ones too. Maybe it is a clay court thing....
Martinez' grunts are beyond hinderance. He's clearly doing them on purpose at times
The greatest up and coming grunter to me is Dino Prizmic. Sometimes he doesn't grunt at all, but depending on how important the point is, his grunting gets to the point he's screaming. Great example is junior RG match vs Maxim Mrva last year from 4-4 in first set and onwards.
Haven't watched many of his pro matches, so I hope he left this screaming in juniors. He still does grunt though, and very obnoxiously.
And now everybody is talkin about his match against Novak
He's better than claydal or sinner or bersych
He also makes the sound quite late after he has hit the shot.
@@liamcannon9617Sure buddy, he played one good R1 match against Novak and he is immediately better?😂😂😂
@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten claydal hasn't won a hardcourt Match since 2019
It's the delayed grunters that are the worst, like Sonego. They are making a loud noise when their opponent is hitting the ball, which shouldn't be allowed in my opinion. I do find it hilarious though when players grunt on a drop shot, a shot requiring very little physical effort.
People used to complain about Monica Seles back in the day, but she was tame in comparison to todays players. It was so controversial at the time that she decided not to grunt in the 1992 Wimbledon final, resulting in a one sided loss againt Graf.
Monica Seles admitted in an interview that when she was young, she got beaten by a female opponent who did the grunting. It put Seles off so much that she decided to incorporate it into her game specifically to annoy her opponents....FACT
@@jmilne5751 Interesting, I've never heard that before. I always thought she was taught to grunt at the Nick Bollettieri academy. Do you have a link to that interview? I'm not saying you're wrong, I've just never seen or read that, so I'd like to see for myself.
Besides, whether she did it for that reason or not doesn't negate my comment. Her grunting is not as bad as todays players, and she didn't play her best in the 92 Wimbledon final as she was so focussed on staying silent that she couldn't play to her typical high standard.
Edit: I've just done a quick search of her interviews on the subject and she says she grunted from the very beginning, from the age of 6 or 7. Admittedly it was just a quick search, but if you have a conflicting interview I'd be happy to watch/read it.
@@robertl426 I don't have a link to it... It was from so many years ago I'm not even sure if it could be found these days...
@@jmilne5751 Well, in that case I'd suggest you don't make a claim as "FACT" if you have nothing to back it up with. Maybe she did say that I don't know, but right now all I have is her own words on the matter, which does not correlate with your claim.
@@robertl426 Not everything is on the Internet...But to hear the crap that she grunted as a 6 year old and no-one complained all through those years, I find that VERY hard to believe...and being 6 years old it would of been a squeal...
When I was young,there was a challenger tournament in my club going on. There was a match happening on the centre court,but there were tribunes around the court,so I couldn't see who's playing. All I heard were the loudest grunts I've ever heard in my life,worse than any woman. Turned out it was Dutra Silva. As a tennis player myself,grunting is 100% normal and it psychologically helps the player,sometimes when I get really tired,I naturally start doing it myself too,but there are limits. If you play tennis for a long time,you can recognize when somebody purposefully extends their grunts and makes them very loud. Perfect example is Sonego,probably the most unlikeable guy on tour.I would definately also mention Shelton,also incredibly annoying. But the worst grunting I think I've ever heard was that Italian left handed woman,I don't know her name,but I think somebody else will know who I'm talking about.
I think you are talking about Martina Trevisan :D
Is Trevisan worse than Sabalenka though?
There should be a space in there somewhere =p
@@dirkiedoos8577100% no question, she is worse than Sabalenka. Not even close.
@@dirkiedoos8577 just heard of Trevisan's name for the first time. I must say her grunting sounds more like moaning and it turns me on tbh, with the way she looks. But it's pretty fking annoying I agree. It's even worse than Sabalenka's for sure.
The berlocq racquet obliteration at 0-30 in the first game of the match never ceases to crack me up. Hilarious
yeah just saw that one i was like WTF? it's only the 2nd point for goodness, are u fkin kidding me?
I'm unimpressed on Alcaraz's grunt is very late before hitting the ball.
martinez lol that is wild, you know its crazy when your voice cracks grunting, and you grunt on a drop shot lol
And yall to use to complain about Monica Seles. Tbh the men are worse at grunting. Moaning, singing, groaning, yelling. It's way too much! 😂
Nadal's grunt is a thousand times worse when you hear it live. It's just annoying, and it lasts a long time.
It's very loud and piercing
I once had tp grunt during a practice session with my coach. She told me to grunt (like Wickmayer) to at least get used to exhaling while hitting. I've rarely done it during a match. I once did it during a practice match, when it was very hot outside and I was really exhausted (it was more of an Aga Radwanska loud exhale). But i gotta say that it does help a bit. It helps me to focus and actually release some of the tension during those points. So grunting does help for me, but there is a difference between an exhale or a short grunt and a loud long grunt such as the ones in the video.
I had to explain to my housemate I wasn’t watching gay porn whilst watching this video
Mannarino's grunt is atypical but I wouldn't label it as as annoying than most featured in this video
When you watch tennis long enough you will get used to it, ignore and focus on the game itself. Victoria azarenka is an exception though. I can never get used to her falsetto grunt 😂
wooooooooo
I once heard her grunt described as sounding like a demented owl, and Ive never been able to forget it.
Turbo spool
not if you're the one playing. im ok with grunts as long as its consistent. sometimes ppl literally grunt so fking loud when im not expecting it and it throws me off.
@@lauraelliott6909 Sabalenka screams like a banshee. One of the few players I have to watch on mute
Not necessarily annoying, but I kinda love Mannarino's "ah-ya", cuz it's not even a grunt, just a noise.
he does an "ah-ya" while hitting the softest shot known in ternnis history.
Why people feel the need to scream while hitting or in some cases a full 1-2 seconds after the ball has left their racquet is beyond me. Delayed grunting should be banned and there should be warnings for excessively loud grunting up to the chair umpire’s discretion.
The only time I’ve ever unintentionally grunted was with serving & it lasts a split second. Grunts lasting seconds are intentional & there should be a limit to them!😪
alcaraz has the worst grunt, its annoying and feels like its tactical. hes trying to spook you or to loose your focus. its literally a hindrance, should get a warning everytime he do that sht
I'm surprised you missed one of the loudest ones: Thiem.
Neighbors literally called the police one time while he was practicing, because they thought someone was having loud sex in public. 🤣
Really? If true that's hilarious 😂
That's an offence?
Lmaooo
One time it even annoyed Hurkacz who was playing in the court next to Thiem's, haha
😂😆😆👍
Grunting should be banned in tennis. Legends like Graf, Sampras, Borg, Federer never grunted. That’s how tennis should be played.
I agree. But their silence on this matter is almost as bad as the grunting. It HAS to be tennis stars that protest.
The worst grunt is Francesca Schiavone, both ATP and WTA combined
Nah, Sabalenka, Azarenka and Sharapova are the worst top 3 grunters of all time, period.
Grunting should be banned from tennis. You get a warning every time you're clearly trying to put off the opponent. It's pretty easy to tell where to draw the line.
Completely agree with your comment.
@@ebstmnt Just from my side, if I stop grunting, I’m either not focused, or I’ve stopped trying. I can’t really consciously stop myself or my play gets bad because I’m focused on not grunting instead of actually playing the point. I’m sure you sharply exhale before and at the point of contact (which is good technique btw), but some of us aren’t (or weren’t while growing up) very concerned with whether or not our vocal cords vibrate in the process. It does get excessive at times or with some players, but I’m not doing it on purpose. I don’t even think about it during play.
@@cemeterybowling6 I'm sorry but that is just excusing something that is entirely unnecessary. No one ever used to do it, it is a recent fad, and it is a learned behaviour. Plenty of players don't do it. Watching Martinez yelling as he executes a soft drop shot is just ridiculous. He should be given warnings and then forfeit the match for that kind of thing. It is starting to get out of hand as new players copy the pros.
Grunting is actually a technique plenty of players learn in their early days so that their trainer can check on their breathing and respiratory technique and help improve their power distribution and movement towards the ball. As they grow up from early ages with this "technique" it becomes so second nature to them to a degree where they do it without really thinking about it. It is like the V form in ski jumping. Once familiarized with this technique you probably can't undo it.
And TBH, if you're in the middle of a ball exchange you're usually focused on the ball itself and thus do not pay extensive attention towards other things like grunting or the crowd "oh"ing-up. By that argument there couldn't be any USOpen which is considered to be the loudest tournament of them all with planes flying over, parties going on left and right and so forth. Even the yells from other courts can be heard there.
But granted, some players also use it as a tool to distract the opponent or even mock them to some degree. To some degree it is a mind-game. If you manage to get into the head of your opponent you have an advantage. This is usually how Nadal is able to make turnarounds. He goes to a short pee-break and then manages usually to get into his opponents head and dominate him. But If a grunter and a non grunter faces each other and the non-grunter then suddenly starts to grunt, at first it sounds strange and more like a mock of the other, but I'd then call it even rules for both of them. Especially in the clip shown here at least to me it didn't sound like a real mock here and as such I would have let him continue. I therefore can understand his frustration and remarks. I even know plenty of non-tennis player who start to make strange noises when they suddenly have to lift something heavy or complicated to carry and what not. So I consider that more of a natural reaction of the body towards heavy work. Of course, not all humans react the same. It's like some men snore while others don't. While there can be physical reason for that, like obesity, that is just one of the factors that usually go hand in hand with it, but definitely not the only one. Maybe all grunters also snore at night. I don't know. I'm neither snoring nor grunting :D
@@sil3289 Yeah well everyone used to hit forehands with a continental grip but now players are using these new grips as an excuse to hit with more topspin (if you don’t understand the point I’m trying to make here then we are at an impasse). I don’t disagree that shouting is not good, but grunting in general isn’t something as easy to change. Even Federer grunted every now and then
1:14 that made me laugh
I turned the volume down during Martinez' grunts and they actually got louder
Felix's grunt is actually not that bad
It's bestial
He sounds like Weezing
Nadal and Alcaraz are the worst Grunter. It should be forbidden!! And don't let it be said that it helps to give more strength, otherwise Roger Federer would be a loser!
They must completely ban all this grunting. It is unacceptable.
Agreed!
It’s annoying but you need to breathe while you’re hitting. It’s obnoxious grunting that’s the problem
Classic comment from someone who doesn't play tennis, or any sport
@@stevenstone307 Yeah, you can keep grunting all you want, and I'll kick your ass in any sport you say.
@@stevenstone307Classic comment from a grunting moron
Tennis is so funny, the crowd has to be quiet while the players play the point but the players can make as much ridiculous noise as they want. Tennis is the only sport where you have players making noise like this. Ban grunting if you want tennis to grow because nobody likes it.
The problem with Thiem's grunt is that it sounds so distractingly sexual I have mixed feelings about that
Especially after serve
His neighbor actually called the police on him because they thought thiem was having sex in public 💀
Where is Marcel Granollers? Truly awful grunt!!
I’m quite surprised none of y’all mentioned Nadal as the worst grunted. Y’all seem to have gotten used to it.
Ok couple of things. Rafa's isn't bad at all. Martinez super annoying. But you're missing the worst of them all , Zverev.
What planet
Nadal has an iconic and recognizable grunt
Zapata Miralles is just annoying. The dude has a negative attitude all the time and has inconsistent grunts. Sonego is bad but his grunts are mainly just delayed. Zapata Miralles is just disgusting
That last player on this list was grunting hitting drop shots, pathetic!!!
This was a much needed video. I love Carlos, but his grunts are too much. Sonego as well. and then there are many Spanish speaking players in general who grunt... Yes Zapata..fuck
That Sousa finals match....... Sousa was still verbal after the other player made contact with the ball.. Jesus christ.
When talking about retired grunters I at least expected Thomas Muster to be on the list :D I remember when Boris Becker went to the umpire and asked him to stop Muster from grunting as this disturbs his concentration. I think this was at Monaco or an other clay tournament. Also Thiem has a quite remarkable grunt and the ATP itself has a video up here on YT where they let players guess who's grunt they can hear and Thiem was on that list and recognized by quite a few players.
I miss Muster. His grunt wasn't as bad as these guys.
Bro the martinez one 😭😭
I'm honestly surprised Ben Shelton didn't make this list.
Not a grunt, just a yell after a big poitn
9:50 his grunt was even louder than line judge’s call.
I think a grunt is fine, it helps get power and release breathe but the delayed ones are insane. Any delayed grunt should be recognized as hindrance. What comes to mind is the novak grunt that was delayed and called hindrance, these guys do it every point.
TLDR: A grunts fine, it can help, a delayed grunt is when its unfair.
If you are a tennis player - I'm sorry but i couldn't give a f because tennis is DEAD to me - because of granters.
Thiem is definitely the worst