Capriati bids for semi repeat

13 April 2012

Jennifer Capriati, the No 4 seed, plays fellow-American Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the French Open tomorrow, hoping to emulate her record-breaking feat of reaching the semi-finals in 1990.

As a 14-year-old schoolgirl she was the youngest-ever semi-finalist at Roland Garros.

To reach the final, Capriati, 25, will almost certainly have to play Martina Hingis, who is bidding to lift the only Grand Slam title she has not won, in the semi-final.

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