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Second-ranked Maria Sharapova might have been bounced out of Wimbledon, but she did not go quietly. The shrieks and grunts let out by Sharapova during her second-round loss to Alla Kudryavtseva at times reached decibel levels louder than a motorcycle or lawn mower. While normal conversation is between 60 and 70 decibels, Sharapova’s top reading Thursday was 103.2 decibels, Britain’s Daily Telegraph said. By comparison, the circuit’s second-loudest grunter, Serena Williams, registers only an 88, which is in violin range. Post wire services
