As the second week of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament begins, it appears to me and others that the women commentators for ESPN and NBC have some sort of bias against Justin Henin. They repeatedly find fault we her when she shouts, "Allez!" after she has won a point resulting from an opponent's error. They maintain this is an "in-your-face" taunt. "Allez!" means "Go!" or "Let's go!" Which isn't much different than Rafa Nadal shouting, "Vamos!" or a fist pump after an opponent's unforced error on a big point. It is not directed at the opponent, but is an attempt by a player to psyche herself up. Would they expect football players not to celebrate when an opponent drops a game-winning pass in the end-zone?
On the other hand, what is unsportsmanlike is the shrieking of many of the women tennis players.
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