"If Rafael Nadal is grunting and Roger Federer is not, is that fair?" That's the question behind a new study that researchers at the University of Hawaii and the University of British Columbia are ...
It’s the climactic week at Wimbledon, the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, and the usual sights and sounds are on display: Players competing in their traditional white. Well-dressed ...
What does it take to be "ladylike" in tennis? For many of the world's top female tennis players, it's to remain silent. In recent years, tennis associations launched campaigns to ban grunting among ...
You've heard them at tennis matches - a loud, emphatic grunt with each player's stroke. A University of Hawai'i at Manoa researcher has studied the impact of these grunts and come up with some ...
Tennis fans heading to the French Open with a sensitivity to noise might want to treasure the coming fortnight at Roland Garros. That’s because after the conclusion of the season’s second grand slam ...
Fans gear up for the US Open. Source: Andreas Komodromos/Flickr As the US Open tournament gets underway, tennis fans and sports pundits around the world are predicting who will walk away with the ...
It’s that time of year again. British hopes and dreams weigh once again on one shy Scotsman’s shoulders. Expectant tennis fans will throng together on Murray Mound to eat strawberries and cream and ...
Perhaps the lethal part of Monica Seles' tennis game wasn't her devastating backhand or her footwork along the baseline. Turns out, it may have been her legendary grunts. Researchers from Hawaii and ...