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| Capriati reaches third round |
06 marzo 2003
INDIAN WELLS - Pacific Life Open
Jennifer Capriati overcame some early-match jitters to
advance to the third round of the Pacific Life Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win over
qualifier Antonella Serra Zanetti. Capriati is hoping to improve her modest
record at Indian Wells, where she reached the third round in 1996 and the
second round in 2000 in her only prior appearances here.
"I got better as the match went on," Capriati said.
"I had some jitters in the beginning – it's been a while since I've been
here. I moved well and overall I'm pretty happy."
Commenting on the bright conditions on center court, Capriati said that her
eyesight had fully recovered from an operation to remove sunspots. She wear
sunglasses while practicing, but not during matches.
"The sensitivity has gone. It was bright out there, but it was tough for
everyone. The eyesight began getting back to normal during the last part of
the Australian trip, and certainly after that when I got home."
Capriati has not won a title in three prior tournaments this year and
suffered a shock first-round loss as the two-time defending champion at the
Australian Open.
"I'm not looking ahead at the rest of the year – I don't want to put
expectations on myself. I've got no pressure. There are a lot of people
ahead of me in the rankings. I just want to play loose and my tennis always
gets better when that happens.
The break after the Australian Open helped me to
clear my mind. I got my motivation back and it's like a fresh start. I got
my priorities straight and I'm happy."
In the first round, Serra Zanetti defeated her older sister, Adriana.
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