Petitions

We at OnCourt Advantage ask you to sign our petition in favour of making noise hindrance (as a result of grunting), part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) code of conduct.

By adding grunting as a hindrance to the ITF code this behaviour would become punishable. Therefore, players would make their best efforts to keep the noise down to avoid warnings and penalties. This will benefit the game of tennis in many ways, including attracting sponsors back into tennis, increasing the number of people watching the game etc.

For more details see the OnCourt Advantage posts entitled "Sign the GRUNTING in tennis petition" parts 1 and 2.

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IN FAVOUR 100%

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Yes please ITF, add it to the code of conduct.

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It puts me off watching women's tennis.

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We've stopped watching Women's tennis because of the grunting. We turn the volume down, can't hear commentators, so decided to not watch them anymore. It's made Women's tennis a joke to watch and laugh at....what a shame. This would not be tolerated at our local clubs.

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Grunting way out of hand. Very disturbing. I refuse to watch matches with heavy grunting. Losing tennis audience. Place sanctions on players, NOW

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Should never have been allowed from the start and must be banned to improve the experience of watching tennis

Claude Bales,
Heavens just imagine none of those ridiculous high decibels shrills, and no more strategic injury time-out. Quel bonheur!
Ban both of those cheating ways!