A lot of tennis players, from professional to recreational, grunt when they hit the ball while playing tennis. Is there a reason for this?
related:
http://regressing.deadspin.com/why-do-tennis-players-grunt-because-it-works-1597557402
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Sign up to join this communityA lot of tennis players, from professional to recreational, grunt when they hit the ball while playing tennis. Is there a reason for this?
related:
http://regressing.deadspin.com/why-do-tennis-players-grunt-because-it-works-1597557402
At the beginning it was probably a reaction generated by the effort to hit the ball. It is a natural reaction under stress in phase of respiration.
Now is almost becoming a "trademark " made in a more emphasize, maybe also to distract the opponent