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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: WilliamPowell on February 28, 2008, 10:41:57 PM
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Has the story about the 9 year old girl being banned from playing if she grunts made it as news around the country?
Reason I ask is because i was just reading 50/50 in the HUN and there was a letter from a lady in Canada supporting Lauren.
Call me cruel but after putting up with Sharapova's antics for 2 weeks during the Aust Open I think anything that forces kids out of this "habit" (and yeah I reckon it is a form of cheating) is worth it. Especially when the Scream Queen Sharapova is this kids hero. To me that's the problem - the kid see Screamapova do it and get away with and they think it OK
BTW: They haven't banned her from playing completely, she's banned if she grunts.
Comments, thoughts ;D
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I'm not an expert on tennis etiquette, but I think Sharapova uses it to intimidate her opponent, and yes that is outside the rules. I agree WP it is a form of cheating that should be discouraged strongly at the junior level...
Banning seems extremely harsh for a 9yo girl though, sometimes I think we interfere too much in society, we're becoming a bunch of Mrs Mangles that want to intrude deep into people's lives via the Herald Scum. :-\
The other side of me thinks ban the cheeky little copycat until she learns her darn well lesson. :banghead