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Why do tennis player grunt when they hit the ball?

They act like it takes a great effort. You ever hit a tennis ball as hard as you can?
Thevy29
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SW-User
It is called CHEATING, as the opponent cannot hear the spin of the tennis ball
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SW-User
@SW-User Ah, i didn't know that.
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OogieBoogie · F
@SW-User hahahahahah 🤣
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@OogieBoogie Australian tennis great John Newcombe once referred to grunting - then in relation to former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova - as "legalised cheating".

Martina Navratilova calls grunting "cheating, pure and simple" and wants tennis to ban it sooner rather than later.
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OogieBoogie · F
@SW-User seriously! 🤦‍♀️
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