Chris Evert tells the London Times that she is no fan of grunting. "I'd like not to hear it," the 18-time Grand Slam champion said. "If a player shows up, plays one point and says, 'Can I have the referee because it is a hindrance,' it would stop. I had a habit where, if my first serve went in, I would drop the second ball back along the ground and Billie Jean [King] said if I did it again, she'd stop play because it was rolling in her line of sight. I did it, she stopped play and complained and that started the ball tucked in the pants. Someone's got to put the heat on."
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