Belarusian star, Aryna Sabalenka is eyeing for her historic third straight AO title! She’s all set to face America’s Madison Keys in the final of the 2025 AO on Saturday. Interestingly, this will be their sixth meeting on the Tour, and guess what? Both the players are currently on an 11-match winning streak! So, the intensity will definitely be high in this epic battle and so will be the stakes, but what about grunting? Well, for those who are unaware, Aryna Sabalenka frequently accompanies her shots with loud grunting. Are we going to see a lot more of those in this thrilling encounter? Time will tell! How loud is her grunt, though?
Well, talking about her grunts, Aryna Sabalenka once said, “Honestly, I don’t even hear myself when I am playing.” What about those who hear all these during her matches? Well, Aryna Sabalenka has faced a lot of criticism for her grunts in the past. According to some stats from June 2023, Aryna Sabalenka was found to have made the noise 100 per cent of the times she served and 95 per cent of the time she played a shot.
Talking about the loudness of her grunts, during one of her previous matches against Ashleigh Barty at the 2018 AO, her grunts became the talk of the town. As per various reports, her grunt at that night was recorded somewhere close to 90 dB (Decibel). At that time, even the fans were seen mocking her grunts. After seeing the situation going a bit out of hand, the chair umpire even had to intervene. He was heard saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen please, during the rally, do not scream.”
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