De Brito can indeed be quiet in a match!

[@virtualsnake1994]

its amazing that there are a lot of people who are angry and hate her and say she doesnt have talent she is 16 and is on top 100 of course she is talented!

[@joeypapas3]

haha i love this commentator every time a good point goes down he goes"mmmm"lol!

[@alkatifa04]

You got it REALLY well there!

[@fiendish23]

I watched her LIVE, and I'm pretty sure that her screams are JUST LIKE THIS

[@Portugal2100]

If you do not know screaming it is a reflex that can be used to support pain or give more strength. She will learn how to scream without hurt your and others sensible ears.

[@catcat33]

She grunted at this level throughout the whole match, I just randomly cut some points out.

[@piffs]

@fiendish23 The intensity and the importance of the game, at least clearly for her, is completely different whether she's playing in WTA, an exhibition match or merely practicing. I don't see how that wouldn't influence her level of concentration, her level of anxiety, her effort, her exertion, etc. If grunting or screaming, whatever you want to call it, is a reflexion of that, then yes, sometimes she will scream more, sometimes less. Is it allowed? Yes. Is it annoying? Definitely.

[@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.

[@fiendish23]

I have the whole match, do you want it?

[@catcat33]

Err....no. The volume is much, much smaller. Back then, I don't even know why people are making a big deal of her grunt. But then, she didn't need to scream, because this is an exhibition match.

[@GyariSan]

It just clearly shows that she's using her grunts nowadays as pure gamesmanship end of story.

[@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.

[@LWOPP]

This has nothing to do with her being Portuguese. I love Portugal! MLdB is already an excellent player at 16 and will get even better. The screaming distracts attention from her game, and she can control that. She doesn't have to allow herself to be billed as a freak show. She needs to let her game do her talking for her.

[@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.

[@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.

[@catcat33]

Some people also noted that she can be completely quiet in practice courts. I may judge her again when she can tone down her scream, but right now my impression of her is only negative.

[@piffs]

@catcat33 Would you play an exhibition match the same way you would play a WTA? Would your concentration level be the same, your tension and anxiety be equal? Would you risk injuries the same, invest the same effort, give it all you got all the time every single shot for an exhibition match? Maybe you would, but I don't think professional players with so much more at stake than simply proving a point on youtube would.

[@hi808ih]

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

[@zeberzeleniev]

Grita à vontade, Michelle, Portugal não se importa!

[@Luigizinho]

As its described this was an exhibition match, so her efforts were not the same as would be in a WTA match... leave her alone, she will be a great tennis player...

[@shokyu42]

I'd go a step further and say that B) she's portuguese. Or shall I remind you guys of the Portuguese football national team? Or even Nelson Evora, the olympic gold medallist for triple jump? Or maybe Obikwelu who was "hated" for making too many false starts (when he didn't do it on purpose and when he corrected it he still won..)? Give us a break! We're a small country, but we have great potential!

[@Portugal2100]

Did you create your account only to do this kind of comments. Hum!!! I think we have here a envious girl!! Of course she will learn how to scream to do not hurt your sensible ears.

[@ummbreo]

are they playing with an invisible ball?

[@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.

[@Pandaman260]

yay!

[@fabiogaucho77]

Yeah, but the suspicious thing is that Sharapova, the 2nd loudest grunter, makes the same noises in unimportant points, and even when she is practicing. She just can't not do that, regardless of the situation. So when you see a player that can switch on and off, you start to wonder.

[@duci90]

does anybody know against whom de brito played in this game?? was it jie zheng?

[@anthii247]

who cares! I LOVE HER GRUNT

[@2realforthem2]

kind of agree with you pandaman260

[@CamiloFreund]

nah she clearly cheats when she screams

[@lorddeluxe]

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

[@Pandaman260]

When a tennis match is quiet and no one is grunting it seems like they arent tryin hard enough for me. I wanna hear that power and if u cant concentrate when people make noise then u suck lol

[@whoddaya]

Ahahahaha.

[@catcat33]

Her excessive screaming gives her an unfair advantage over her opponents. It intimidates and distracts them. If she wants people to admit she's good, cut that screeching and beat her opponents in a fair way.

[@fiendish23]

It is simply not convincing that her exaggerated screaming is a ''reflex''. And according to my knowledge of reflex action, if screaming is her reflex action, she should scream in both WTA and exhibition matches. Sadly, she just screams in the WTA tour and this proves that it is not a reflex action but a voluntary and intended action.

[@joeypapas3]

well defenitely not today haha and im reffering to you..sharapova 09' haha

[@alkatifa04]

WOW cat....just unbelivable that you have embarked on this journey to bad mouth Michelle everywhere now since Zheng lost against her in RG! I can tell that you're young and got a real trauma out of this....I feel sorry for you, actually. But don't worry, you'll grow wiser and learn from your mistakes...

[@goukyakuu]

"Her excessive screaming gives her an unfair advantage over her opponents." WTH with this argument? Unfair advantage?? So I guess Serena and Venus should be banned from tennis,physically they have strength and power like men,so they have unfair advantage against women, Sharapova also screams,lets ban her too...everyone's just picking on the girl because: A) she's only 16 and she's winning where and when she wasn't supposed to win...B) she's not american nor russian

[@tigraman]

Grunt is cheating? Stupid question... Dont like to watch this games? Change channel... WTF IGNORE ALL THIS BITCHING... It seems like she´s the only player in the world that sreams at every stroke...Keep going Michelle

[@shokyu42]

Yeah, right! But her strokes aren't half as powerfull as if they were if she was indeed giving her kiai, releasing the energy that allows her to give her very best! Why would energy release be unethical? Because this is a snob-only sport? Why do the audience have to remain silent? Christ, are they trying to save a life? Golf is the same thing.. Is it unethical for a crowd to be shouting and chanting and booing when a player is about to shoot a decisive penalty kick?

[@YoSoyZuri]

Off course she can!! She is a cunning player who has not talent and is trying to grab media attention by making a lot of noise. What they should do is penalise her when she disturbs other players (take a point from her) or better totally IGNORE HER!! That will hurt her even more.

[@_o..o_1871]

YS Zuri As if Nadal doesn’t grunt 🙄😒

[@anthii247]

who cares! I LOVE HER GRUNT