WATCH: WTA stars embrace unconventional meditation with the resonant voice of umpire Kader Nouni

WTA stars heard the Sunday morning meditation by WTA referee Kader Nouni at the Indian Wells Open 2025 tournament. Top seeds such as Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, Qinwen Zheng, Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, and Jessica Pegula participated in the unique session.

WTA referee Kader Nouni created a meditation-like audio, similar to a podcast, which impressed the WTA stars with his soothing and clear voice. This was made for the fans at the 2025 Indian Wells Open. Kader Nouni's unique bass voice made the audio incredibly calming and relaxing.

WTA stars love Kader Nouni's Audio

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After hearing the audio, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, and Qinwen Zheng seemed so relaxed. Coco even suggested that Kader could record an audiobook but joked that she feared him, as he was the referee during her last match, which she lost.

Usually, Tennis players hate the chair umpire's voice as they often annoy them with foul calls and warnings. The BNP Paribas Open organisers have now changed the perspective of the top seeds by changing the voice into a meditation audio. 

Tennis is a very intense sport, and many top players rely on meditation and music to be calm and stabilise themselves. Iga Swiatek and Tiafoe were often seen arriving with big headphones around their necks, with some loud music playing inside. Now they have a choice to listen to the soothing voice of Kader Nouni before every match if he really takes Audio Book as his new profession. 

Indian Wells Open is one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the season as it comes under the Masters 1000 category. It is equal to a Grand Slam as the winner gets huge prize money and their ranking can sky rocket if a player moves to the further rounds. It is also a combined event as both ATP and WTA players will play for the title in the same venue just like the Australian, US, French and Wimbledon Open Tennis tournaments. 

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