De Brito can indeed be quiet in a match!

This is an exhibition match in Hong Kong (Jan 2009).

I thought de brito said it's part of her game to scream loudly during a match and it cannot be changed! Well, watch this video. As you can see, de brito CAN, indeed, grunt softly in a match. Just what makes such a drastic difference in her grunt between an exhibition match and a WTA match?

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[Portugal2100]

The Difference:

Like you said it is an exhibition game.

The Scream it is a help to give her more power in the game, of course she will learn to control the scream to satisfactory levels.

There are other with similar screams older than her, so leave the kid alone.

[catcat33]

Give me a break, what's the difference between an exhibition match and a WTA match except that exhibition match doesn't give out ranking points?

Clearly she knows that screaming is a way (and an unethical way at that) to help her win a match.

[oneshot0789]

They may not have strong mics on the court either... She may be grunting louder than we're hearing.

[ummbreo]

are they playing with an invisible ball?

[eduardoirovira]

@catcat33 Take it from an actual player. I don't usually grunt, however, when you're actually playing a point and it keeps getting harder to win it, you start to let off energy. It's not a malicious strategy, and for some people, that's just how they play. That lets you know that she takes every shot seriously. And on a side not, an exhibiton match and a WTA match are nothing alike. You don't take it as seriously because it's an exhibition. There's nothing on the line but to entertain the crowd.

[lorddeluxe]

seriously, if it wasn't Aravane Rezaï protest, no one would speak about michelle's scream

[TheTennispro1ify]

@catcat33 two words FUCK YOU. The girl is trying she's bloody young, what did you do with your life at 15 years you bloody piece of shit. People like you are the haters who are on this earth to balance the ecosystem and perform no other task, jeez picking on a kid GET A BLOODY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catcat33]

@kikoairsofter yeah right, both players should scream their lungs out every match...and spectators should endure that noise non stop for hours. You can pay people to watch a match like that.

[kikoairsofter]

@catcat33 YOu say that is unfair???ahahah you re ridiculous, everybody can scream... If the other players dont wont to screamt that their problem!

[kikoairsofter]

All of u that say that the screams are not a reflex are so fucking wrong! You guys understand shit about tennis!I play tennis and i have already practice with her and its something that she cant control when she s focus on playing good tennis.Its inside her! And for the assholes that think that a exibition match is the same of a wta match i ll tell you something:In a exibithion match u can be relaxed and enjoy what u re doing, u dont need to focus, thats why she doesnt scream in exibithon match

[hi808ih]

Michelle didn't make ANY noise when she played Serena at Wimbledon this year.

[scbaldwin13]

Ya, because she was warned...

[piffs]

@catcat33 So you mean that for instance, Sharapova, or even currently #1 Williams are really not that good, they just happen to win more because their particular kind of grunts are more intimidating and distracting to opponents? Give me a break, the kid is very good for her age despite the grunting and annoying screaming. How do you suggest WTA sanctions this? By decibels? By a ratio between dB in practice vs. dB in competition? Her opponents need to start focusing on their own game more.