# Is this young tennis pro damaging her breasts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064 "2009-06-08T03:08:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/1 "2009-06-08T03:08:20Z")
That [gravitational slingshotting can’t](http://sportsbybrooks.com/17-year-old-simona-halep-is-shot-jaw-dropper-23512)be good for the ligaments in her breasts. Is she damaging them, or does really it not matter? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/2 "2009-06-08T03:31:39Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/3 "2009-06-08T03:45:27Z")
She’s getting a breast reduction according the that link, so it was affecting her game to some degree. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/4 "2009-06-08T04:06:03Z")
Ow ow ow. That looks like it hurts. I hope she _is_ getting that reduction. Ow. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/5 "2009-06-08T17:24:13Z")
After giving this some serious thought… IANAD. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/6 "2009-06-08T17:42:10Z")
If that ain’t 40 Love… ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/7 "2009-06-08T18:36:39Z")
Are there ligaments in … oh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/8 "2009-06-08T18:56:06Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Are there ligaments in … oh, never mind. You, of all people, have a way to find out. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/9 "2009-06-08T19:03:10Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > You, of all people, have a way to find out. He has the perfect name for it right? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/10 "2009-06-08T19:25:44Z")
Wow. I’m a woman and even\* I \*thought those pictures were strangely exciting, as well as slightly painful to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/11 "2009-06-08T19:39:59Z")
I nominate this for disappointing thread of the year… link doesn’t work. Just get a long string of the following error: > [@](#): > > WordPress database error: [MySQL server has gone away] > SELECT option\_value FROM wp\_options WHERE option\_name = ‘blogdescription’ LIMIT 1 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/12 "2009-06-08T19:41:25Z")
Wow. She doesn’t even need a tennis racket! September 27th, 2009 is now circled on many US calendars (especially for those that think that 18 is “the age” worldwide) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/13 "2009-06-08T20:10:25Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > You, of all people, have a way to find out. > [@tr0psn4j](#): > > He has the perfect name for it right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/14 "2009-06-08T20:10:33Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > I nominate this for disappointing thread of the year… link doesn’t work. Just get a long string of the following error: link tested & works fine. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/15 "2009-06-08T20:13:58Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > I nominate this for disappointing thread of the year… link doesn’t work. Just get a long string of the following error: The link works fine. I’ve checked back a few times just to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/16 "2009-06-08T20:17:09Z")
Yeah. I think a better thread title would have been “Look at these boobs!” rather than a transparent medical question. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/17 "2009-06-08T20:22:08Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > The link works fine. I’ve checked back a few times just to make sure. The first time I tried it it bombed out on me. The second time it worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/18 "2009-06-08T20:22:09Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Yeah. I think a better thread title would have been “Look at these boobs!” rather than a transparent medical question. Are you kidding? Pure cheesecake goes almost completely unappreciated around these parts. See post #26 in [**this thread**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=519797) to see what I’m talking about. I’d link directly to the post, but I don’t know how to work that fancy technology. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/19 "2009-06-08T20:33:08Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > I’d link directly to the post, but I don’t know how to work that fancy technology. Right-click on the post number (upper right-hand corner of the post, next to the “report this post” icon) and choose “Copy link location” (Firefox) or “Copy shortcut” (IE). BTW, link number one in the above-referenced post may keep me up nights. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064/20 "2009-06-08T20:49:23Z")
Oh shit! The little number is actually a link! Woaaaaah! > [@](#): > > BTW, link number one in the above-referenced post may keep me up nights. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-young-tennis-pro-damaging-her-breasts/499064.md?page=2)