Serving Grunt: The Controversial Sounds Players Make on Court

This time we consider the Tennis Grunt: the sometimes loud (and often unpleasant) noises that male and female players make when hitting the ball. The Grunt is much more problematized on the women's side than on the men's (and Michele has THOUGHTS about this), but it can't be denied that players make more noise than they used to!We go into the history of the Grunt, it's appearance in an old Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, and a recent integration into the notification system in the "gay dating app" Grindr.Today we're Serving Grunt and we're glad you're hear for it (ahem, sorry).As always tell your friends, rate this podcast, and send us feedback at https://www.perfectmatchpodcast.com/You can also follow us on Threads at @perfectmatchpodcast, Instagram at @perfectmatchpodcast, YouTube at @PerfectMatchPodcast and X at @perfectmatchq.Send us your hot takes at [email protected] always tell your friends, rate this podcast in your app, and send us feedback at https://www.perfectmatchpodcast.com/You can also follow us on Bluesky at @perfectmatchpodcast.com or @shellsteak and YouTube at @PerfectMatchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.