OKLAHOMA CITY (TICKER) — Monica Seles wishes her meeting with Jennifer Capriati at the Australian Open was more like their encounter Sunday.
Seles gained a measure of revenge for her loss to Capriati at Melbourne by outdueling the Australian Open champion, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, Sunday to successfully defend her title at the IGA U.S. Indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, Seles suffered her earliest career exit from the Australian Open when Capriati rallied for a three-set quarterfinal win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capriati again forced the third set in Sunday’s all-American final, but this time, Seles dominated the decisive set to seal her 48th career singles title and a first prize of $27,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I just wanted to compete better against Jennifer than I did the last time we played each other in Australia, which was a tough loss for me,” Seles said. “Today I was lucky, she made some errors at key times and I played better.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, Seles made a successful return from a broken foot at this event and did not drop a set en route to the title. This week, it was a bit tougher for the former world No. 1, who had to pull out three-set wins in the last two rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capriati, the second seed, did not look as sharp this week as she did at Melbourne, where she defeated top-ranked Martina Hingis to capture her first Grand Slam title. She was taken to three sets in the quarterfinals and semifinals before going the distance Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m definitely not going to be disappointed with today,” Capriati said. “I’m proud of myself for coming back this week and playing well. They say you have that letdown after winning a Grand Slam but I don’t think I had a letdown this week. I’ll just put it behind me and go on to the next one (tournament).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 24-year-old Capriati suffered just her second loss in 13 matches this season and saw her lifetime record against Seles fall to 4-8. She was seeking her 11th career singles title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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