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The sounds, screeches, squalls and shrieks of Larcher de Brito

By Greg Garber
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, May 29, 2009

"Ennhheeee!" PARIS -- The whistles and boos cascaded down on the burnt sienna floor of Court Philippe Chatrier and Aravane Rezai waved her hand in disgust. "Too much," she said, shaking her head. Later, the French player again appealed to the chair umpire Mohammad El Jennati. "It's impossible to play," Rezai said. "Please, there are limits." The object of her objection? The searing, sonic shrieks of one Michelle Larcher de Brito, the 16-year-old Portuguese phenom who plays out of ...

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