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Argentine Carlos Berlocq mounted a furious comeback in the Portugal Open final to down Tomas Berdych, 0-6, 7-5, 6-1, for his second career title on Sunday, notching two top ten wins in his final three matches (d. Raonic, d. Berdych) to turn around a dismal 0-19 record against such competition.

Berlocq Surprises Berdych to Win Portugal Open

But Berlocq's win brought out the grunting boo birds on Twitter, as many complained about the 31-year-old's penchant for blood-curdling cries of anguish nearly every time he strikes the ball.

Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times went into Berlocq's grunting in-depth in this piece last year, but besides Andy Murray (who was prompted by Berlocq complaining about him taking too much time between points), complaints about this type of grunting—both on the men's and women's side—are few and far between amongst the players.

It's the fans that seem to get annoyed, and that was once again apparent on Twitter today:





We'll let you guys decide: Is Berloq's grunting any different from, say, Rafael Nadal's or David Ferrer's or Novak Djokovic's? And, to tackle a larger issue, are men getting a free pass on the issue while women like Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and Sara Errani are repeatedly and mercilessly grilled?

Regardless of how anybody feels about Berlocq's grunting, it would be silly to let the discussion taint his remarkable achievement this week. The man entered the week with an 0-19 record against the top ten, and in the span of two days he knocked off Milos Raonic and Tomas Berdych.

It was a title well-earned for Berlocq. Now, what about the criticism?

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