I agree with Chris Evert, up to a point

The grunting in tennis, especially in women's tennis is idiotic.

But I disagree with her conclusion. She says the WTA (and, I'll extrapolate, the ATP as well) should step in and put a stop to the theatrics. I say, let them yell, scream, grunt, whatever all they want. But end the restrictions on the crowd. Let them also make whatever noises they want.

After all, if you're going to allow Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, or Rafa Nadal to recreate Meg Ryan's famous scene in When Harry Met Sally every shot, then forcing the crowd to be quiet during every point seems kind of pointless, no?

And if there are players who can't handle the noise, they'll fall out of relevance and other, mentally tougher players will take their spots.