Wimbledon opened and the Portuguese kid shut up. That made the story of the first day a non-story, really, leaving numerous journalists in the lurch. The press was ready to pounce on the kid, 16-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito, following up on her loud and obnoxious behavior at the French Open. There, she screeched and tried to unnerve opponents with various unsporting … [Read more...] about SILENCE MAY BE GOLDEN BUT DE BRITO MAKES IT SEEM ZINC TO REPORTERS LOOKING FOR A SENSATIONAL FIRST DAY STORY
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WHITHER SPORTING SILENCE AND BEHAVIOR? GONE LIKE TYPEWRITERS?
Where are the noise police? Who will protect our eardrums? Is the women’s game, normally a fine shooting match, degenerating into a shouting match? Has sportsmanship gone the way of the typewriter? These were some of the questions raised Friday as the multitude of 15,000 booed and whistled their disapproval of a new kid on the block named Michelle Larcher de Brito. The … [Read more...] about WHITHER SPORTING SILENCE AND BEHAVIOR? GONE LIKE TYPEWRITERS?