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Article: Capriati Wins at State Farm Classic
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- March 1, 2002
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Title: Capriati Wins at State Farm Classic
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Top-seeded Jennifer Capriati won her first
match in the State Farm Women's Tennis Classic on Thursday, beating
Alexandra Stevenson 6-4, 6-4.
The Australian Open winner advanced to a quarterfinal match Friday
against No. 6 Barbara Schett of Austria, a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 winner over
Slovenia's Tina Pisnik.
Stevenson is the only player to beat Capriati this year, knocking
her out of the second round last month in Sydney.
"It feels good to get revenge," said Capriati, who slipped from No.
1 to No. 2 in this week's world rankings. "It kind of erases that
loss for me. It shows ...