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I don't understand why women get paid the same prize money.

They grunt, grumble and moan about every single shot they have to play and then, half way through the working day they pack up and piss off home.

It's about time they stopped making silly noises and put in the proper effort.

[*Amy*]

Really not a fan of women's tennis at all and very rarely watch it. The Williams sisters do very little in between the Slams then just turn up and dominate which really isn't fair on those who are hard workers for the rest of the year. Fair enough they're the "best" around but the wham, bam, thank you mam of it all is so boring. I read that they miss mandatory events too without being penalised, which is rubbish. I'd love to see some of the Russians they churn out raise their game and get some serious competition on the go sometime soon.

As for the grunting, Jesus H. Early on the first week of Wimbledon McEnroe said it all on the highlights programme about just how ridiculous and unnecessary it is, and had a well-justified pop at that young Portuguese girl who said it's part of her game and personality. Whatever. How many of the top male players do it? A small handfull, and even then it's only a fraction of the noise. I really could not watch a match for longer than 5 minutes with that shit. Does it not waste energy too? Utterly pointless. I'd knock £100 off for every grunt, that'd teach them.

[Alkaline]

The women really need to start playing 5 sets like the men in my opinion. I know that screws up schedules but i'm sure they'd deal with that.

Aside from the Williams sisters i think that Elena Dementieva gave a good account of herself against Serena Williams in the Semi and if it had run to 5 sets the outcome may well have been different.

The grunting is ridiculous though.

[delboy]

they wear crap tight shorts under their skirts these days instead of proper knickers!

i dont really like women's tennis, i find it pretty boring and too much unecessary grunting.

[delboy]

i fear we should be careful what we say on this thread as we might get arrested by the sexist police!

The whole setup is in a massive rut just now.

I used to enjoy the women's game - it was entertaining, the players were skillful. Now most of the women on the circuit don't seem to have the same number of shots or even the mental ability to win against the Williams sisters. There's too many carbon copy players. It may be a cyclical thing that will self right, but even if it does, this whole grunting thing has put me off the women's game entirely.

It's total BS and totally unnecessary.

[Nev]

Am I the only one that likes to hear a woman in a short skirt grunt and moan?

[Tubthumper]

It's not even a short skirt anymore, it's Skorts these days. Shite I say.

Originally Posted by Peterhead Dave

Am I the only one that likes to hear a woman in a short skirt grunt and moan?

Not when she's smacking balls with a racket.

YouTube - LOUD POINTS - Sharapova vs De Brito

Amazing.

I think they should just take the rackets away and make the game all about screaming as loud as you can at your opponent.