Sunday, 27 January 2013

Shrieking at the tennis and other stupidities



  1. From: g87
    Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 11:32 AM
    Subject: Shrieking at the tennis and other stupidities

    Shrieking at the tennis and other stupidities
    Peter Crammond is correct in his letter about what is plainly yet another strange acceptance of unsportsman - like [woman!] behaviour from mainly female tennis players. ''Caterwauling and shrieking noises''
    Letters 26 - 7 / January

    But tennis has so many stupidities:

    1. Having gained an advantage over your opponent - and injuries are only one manifestation - the disadvantaged dear gets a nice massage - or is allowed disparate interruptions to the game!
    2. Anyone remember the strange wet - bulb thermometer rule a couple of years ago? It was used to torture tennis players on hot days. All to satisfy an ethic idiotic about the tournament remaining 'open' - irrespective of the trauma to players and spectators!
    3. The 'let' rule is absurd, the 'deuce - advantage' scenario which makes tennis into derivated cricket matches have major procedural flaws.
    4. Not that the administrators care - they have sponsors all over them - and none complain!
    Geoff Seidner
    13 Alston Gr
    East St Kilda 3183
    03 9525 9299



    3. http://2012.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-24/201201231327301637618.html
    4. mnbnb
    5. Grunting (tennis) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunting_(tennis)Share
      Grunting in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes. It is prominent in ...

  3. http://2012.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-24/201201231327301637618.html
  4.  mnbnb
  5. Grunting (tennis) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunting_(tennis)Share
    Grunting in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes. It is prominent in ...

    Shrieking at the tennis
    MODERN tennis was invented in 1872 with the first Wimbledon in 1877.
    For the next 120 years all players, including those top-ranked, were able to participate in this sport in near silence. Why then is it necessary for many players, particularly women, to accentuate their shot-making with various caterwauling and shrieking noises, apart from it being a means of disadvantaging their opponents? Has there been a study on how many TVs get switched off when these screamers are in action?
    Peter Crammond, Kadina, SA


Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)