Can I have called a verbal let during a match? What is the rule?

Question

Last night I was playing a mixed doubles match. Over and over the opponent (woman) kept saying "nice serve!" "good shot" "that's in", after her partner has hit his shot, and WHEN WE WERE SETTING UP TO RETURN IT. I asked her nicely to watch her talking while we were hitting.

She told me that she is allowed to 'encourage' her partner and talk anytime she wanted to during a rally. She said all the pros grunt. I told her gruting was fine, as long as she is grunting when she is hitting the ball.

She in turn got angrier and told me she knew the rules....

I never did call a hindrance, or mention it again, and she did 'try' to keep quiter. She did continue though and really should her anger.

Anyway, we won the match in the third set.

WHAT IS THE RULE? Can my opponent continue to make comments while the ball is on my side of the court, and I am running or setting up to hit my shot?

By the way, her partner was AWESOME and it took all the concentration we had to return!!

Answer 1

Well.... When I play USTA tournament matches if the opponent talks while I am going to hit the ball I automatically get the point.

Answer 2

Hindrance

If a player commits any act, which deliberately hinders the opponent from making a stroke, the

player loses the point. (An example of this would be players talking to each other in a loud voice

when the ball is approaching their opponents.)

- If an unintentional hindrance is commited, the point is replayed.

(An example of this would be a player screaming from a wasp sting.)

Note: A players own actions, such as a cap falling off or a ball falling out of a pocket,

cannot be a cause for that player or team to call a let due to unintentional hindrance.

Likewise, spectator actions (such as an out call) cannot be used as a cause for declaring a

let under unintentional hindrance assuming that the spectator is in an area designated for

spectators.