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| The long-awaited thropy is finally hers |
Gennaio 2001
Australian Open
The next chapter in Jennifer Capriati's
fairy tale has just begun. "Dreams can come true," she said after winning
her first career Grand Slam title at the 2001 Australian Open in January.
For many players, a Grand Slam trophy at 24 wouldn't feel all that long
awaited, but Jennifer started her pro tennis tour 11 years ago. "I think
after today and after what's happened, I'm no longer going to doubt myself
in anything," she added.
Her win did not come easy. Along the way she had to defeat three of the
world's best-known names in women's tennis: nine-time Grand Slam winner
Monica Seles in the quarterfinals, Australian Open defending champion
Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals and the world's top ranked player
Martina Hingis in the final.
Jennifer knew it wasn't a fluke, and now the rest of the world does too.
After she defeated the world's top-ranked player at the Australian Open in
January, some people questioned whether she would ever be able to repeat the
performance. She would and she has. If there were still doubts, Jennifer
erased them from the minds of her critics. She, once again, defeated Hingins
in the semifinals of French Open and went on to grab her second Grand Slam
Trophy in a row, defeating Kim Clijsters in the finals.
As of June 10, Jennifer was the fourth ranked women's singles player on the WTA tour.
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