SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – Monica Seles beat her fellow American and former rival Jennifer Capriati 6-3 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Acura Classic on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In disposing of the third-seeded Capriati, the Australian and French Open champion, Seles easily played her most impressive match since returning to competition last week after nearly five months off the circuit with a foot injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seles not only moved surprisingly well, but she served with great authority and jumped all over her opponent’s second serves, rarely missing an opportunity to put away mid-court balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 27-year-old Seles had an 8-4 career record against Capriati going into the match, but lost to her compatriot in the Australian Open quarter-finals in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pair, who enjoyed great rivalry early in their careers, met in the 1991 final here when Capriati triumphed in a third-set tiebreaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the 25-year-old Capriati, seeded number three, was never able to get the upper hand on Friday, finishing numerous exhausting baseline rallies by dumping tired shots into the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Capriati committed 24 unforced errors, twice as many as her opponent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – Monica Seles beat her fellow American and former rival Jennifer Capriati 6-3 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Acura Classic on Friday. I’m so happy things went my way today,” said the seventh-seeded Seles, who won the contest with a blazing forehand crosscourt winner.I played incredible. 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To play well here again is very satisfactory.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n