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Quiet please: Why we watch tennis in silence

Quiet please: Why we watch tennis in silence

Update: 2023-10-16
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Unlike many other sports, tennis fans are expected to remain silent when they are courtside. But why is this a requirement? Is it because crowd noise has a detrimental affect on play? Or is it more an indicator of the image that tennis wants to project? 

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Quiet please: Why we watch tennis in silence

Quiet please: Why we watch tennis in silence

Australian Broadcasting Corporation