Marc
03-31-2001, 08:16 PM
Did anyone see the nationally-televised Ericsson Open final match between Capriati and Venus Williams earlier today? It was a great match that even went into extra sets!
http://espn.go.com/tennis/news/2001/0331/1165158.html
Venus Williams stood a single point from defeat eight times. Her game was erratic, the weather hot, the match long and the crowd firmly in Jennifer Capriati's corner.
But Williams would not fold. The past couple of weeks she endured a lot -- jeers at Indian Wells, talk of fixed matches, a debate started by her father regarding fan racism -- so eight pesky match points weren't about to rattle her.
She won them all, then won the last point as well Saturday to beat Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in a sloppy but scintillating final at the Ericsson Open.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/news/2001/0331/1165158.html
Venus Williams stood a single point from defeat eight times. Her game was erratic, the weather hot, the match long and the crowd firmly in Jennifer Capriati's corner.
But Williams would not fold. The past couple of weeks she endured a lot -- jeers at Indian Wells, talk of fixed matches, a debate started by her father regarding fan racism -- so eight pesky match points weren't about to rattle her.
She won them all, then won the last point as well Saturday to beat Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in a sloppy but scintillating final at the Ericsson Open.