Michelle Larcher de Brito
March 22, 2007 by overcaffeinated
Portuguese teen phenom Michelle Larcher de Brito booked a shot at Slovakian 16th seed Daniela Hantuchova with a first-round victory at the 6.9 million-dollar Sony Ericsson Open Wednesday.
The first Portuguese player in the main draw of an elite WTA tier one event, Larcher de Brito shrugged off rain delays to beat US veteran Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3).
