Viewers all over the world have complained about the distracting, loud grunting that takes place during some womens' tennis matches.
While not every player does it, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka were the worst offenders during Wimbledon 2011.
The BBC has actually gone and done something about it, giving BBC 5 listeners the ability to utilize the "Wimbledon Net Mix". The "Wimbledon Net Mix" allows listeners to filter out ambient sound so they may remove all grunting.
Rupert Brun, the head of technology for the BBC’s Audio and Music department, said to The Telegraph:
“The BBC receives lots of complaints from the public regarding sound balance – with many of them wanting the sound of the commentators turned up and the noise for a match turned down. Wimbledon was a clear choice to launch this product for as there are always so many comments about the amount of grunting from the players.”
American viewers will not be as lucky, although NBC will finally be showing the ladies' Wimbledon final live to viewers on the West Coast.
