The Guardian : reported that The Wimbledon groan – the most disheartening sound in tennis

Forget the tennis grunt – the noise that truly upsets players is the dismayed sound of Wimbledon fans. Photograph: Michel Euler/APThe effect is enhanced by the fact that, compared to other tennis championships, Wimbledon crowds are hushed. The Wimbledon groan. Let's just move on, shall we?"This week, as the championships started, players spoke to the New York Times about the notorious groan. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tim Henman: no stranger to the sound of mass disappointment.

LISTEN! Wimbledon tennis player grunts hold clues to who'll win, but don't bet with blindfolds

EDINBURGH — Grunts, groans and screeches in Wimbledon tennis matches can be amusing, distracting and occasionally bizarre. An expert reckons that if you want to know who will win at Wimbledon, it is worth listening carefully to the players' grunts. In my view, they're certainly nothing to be ashamed of – so the next time you hear a tennis grunt, embrace it as part of our nature. Our research therefore suggests that tennis grunts may provide opponents with a valuable window into the other player's mindset during a match. But, with prior knowledge of a player's "usual" grunt pitch, it's certainly something that viewers, opposing players and even broadcasters might consider paying more attention to.

Wimbledon 2017: 'Bored' Bernard Tomic represents under-achieving generation of Australian tennis

We wouldn't be here without these guys."Tomic's comments proved to be a tipping point, and unfortunately a representation of the under-achieving generation of Australian tennis. Once heralded as the future of Australian tennis, the only reputation the two have so far developed is for tanking matches. Tennis legend and nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova lay into Tomic for his attitude. Kyrgios has done pretty much nothing since beating Nadal at Wimbledon in 2014 and making it to the quarter-finals. Tomic, once a junior Australian Open champion, has fallen from No 17 in the world in 2016 to a current ranking of 59.


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