Transcript: Commentary: Jennifer Capriati's comeback

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June 27, 2001
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Commentary: Jennifer Capriati's comeback

Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon

BOB EDWARDS, host:

The Wimbledon tennis tournament continues today with defending champion and number one seed Pete Sampras facing Britain's Barry Cowan. For the women, fourth-seeded Jennifer Capriati is in action. Already this year, Capriati has won the Australian and French Open. A victory at Wimbledon would give her a chance to become only the fourth woman to win all four Grand Slams in a single year. Commentator Frank Deford says Capriati's success is particularly remarkable because of the obstacles she faced during her comeback.

FRANK DEFORD:

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