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Why Do Tennis Crowds Have to Be So Quiet?
- rurban 6y agoUtter nonsense. Table tennis also requires absolute silence from spectators and the players, and is in no form whatsoever related to the arguments brought up here: excentric, elitist, aristocratic old-sport. The reason is very simple instead: you need absolute concentration, very similar to coding. Any disturbance is critical. If you disturb your opponent by saying something during a rally, or sighing loudly it's an official fault. Either replay or a point. There do exist a ride range of sports which do not need that much player concentration, such as basketball, football, baseball, rugby, but you cannot compare that to tennis or even table tennis or chess.