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Victoria Azarenka’s ear-piercing shrieking is not to everyone’s taste – but it’s gone down well with her reputed boyfriend, LMFAO musician Redfoo, who’s sampled it for a new song.
The world number one, who has been supported by the crazy-haired Redfoo at the Australian Open in Melbourne, said the song featuring her distinctive high-to-low grunt would be out soon.
“It’s my grunt. It’s not my vocals. I don’t take high key or low key there. It’s just natural,” she said, when asked if she had sung on the track.
She added: “I was a little bit shy and quiet, so you can only hear his voice there.”
Azarenka, last year’s champion in Melbourne, said she listened to music before matches to help her focus – and LMFAO was top of her playlist.
“I got the new mix, actually a new song. It didn’t come out yet. So I have a first hearing of it,” she said, when asked what she listened to before she hammered Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-1 on Monday.
“It’s really good, called Sweet Baby, something like that. I came up with the name. I don’t think it has a title yet. It’s just an amazing mix. It’s a remix of an old song.”
She added: “(Music gives you) focus, pumps you up, gets your feet a little bit moving, kind of get excited. So I kind of get in the zone, and that’s it.
“It just makes me feel good. When I feel good inside, I love to go out there and do the best job as I can.”
Azarenka’s noisy play has not been a hit with everyone. Last year, sections of the Melbourne crowd mimicked her ‘haah’ shrieking on her way to the final – against Maria Sharapova, another notorious grunter.
The “scream queen” match-up was poorly timed for the Women’s Tennis Association, which had pledged to take action against grunting following concerns it was a turn-off for fans.



Azarenka grunt is music to Redfoo’s ears as he samples it in new song

World number one woman tennis player Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and her boyfriend US rapper Redfoo. Photo: EPA

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Victoria Azarenka’s ear-piercing shrieking is not to everyone’s taste – but it’s gone down well with her reputed boyfriend, LMFAO musician Redfoo, who’s sampled it for a new song.
