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Gone for now, but Larcher de Brito won't be forgotten

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, March 29, 2007

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Michelle Larcher de Brito went from playing on Stadium Court to being a spectator on an outer court at the Sony Ericsson Open within the space of a few days. It's a psychic journey the promising 14-year-old Portugal-born, Florida-raised player will be getting to know very well. The compact 5-foot-5, cherubic-faced Larcher de Brito, who turned pro after her birthday in January, is the walking, talking, baseline-bashing embodiment of tennis' global economy. Her father is P ...

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