Eva Asderaki was correct to call hindrance on Serena Williams during the 2011 U.S. Open final. We can't help but wonder; if yelling "come on" during the middle of the point is labeled as a distraction ...

It’s the climactic week at Wimbledon, the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, and the usual sights and sounds are on display: Players competing in their traditional white. Well-dressed ...

In the world of professional tennis, the subject of grunting is a contentious issue that never fails to spark heated debates among players, coaches, and fans alike. With prominent players from Maria ...

Moan-ica Seles. Maria Shriek-apova. For years, the grunts and shrieks of top female tennis players at Wimbledon have provided fodder for Britain’s pun-loving tabloid journalists. Armed with a Bruel & ...

Maria Sharapova faced Caroline Garcia, a 17-year-old French up-and-comer, in the second round of the French Open today. Garcia took the first set and led 4-1 until midway through the second, when ...

Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova react strongly to suggestions that they should tone down their grunting. The two will meet in the Australian Open final on Saturday night with the No. 1 ranking ...

Maria Sharapova, who is one of the loudest grunters on the WTA, backs the tour's effort to develop a handheld device ("a kind of Hawk-Eye for noise") to objectively measure on-court grunting levels, ...

Tennis fans heading to the French Open with a sensitivity to noise might want to treasure the coming fortnight at Roland Garros. That’s because after the conclusion of the season’s second grand slam ...

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 9 -- It was hard to tell what part of Maria Sharapova's celebration after winning her first U.S. Open on Saturday night was spontaneous and what was scripted: The ...