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Win some, lose some Capriati cruises, Clijsters ousted in MontrealPosted: Thursday August 15, 2002 3:52 PMMONTREAL (AP) -- Jennifer Capriati wasn't about to be surprised by Japan's Ai Sugiyama two weeks in a row. Beaten in straight sets by Sugiyama at a tournament in Los Angeles last week, Capriati responded with a 6-1, 7-5 victory on Thursday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the $1.224 million Rogers AT&T Cup. "Last time, I was tired physically and she kind of caught me off-guard," Capriati said. "This time, I was ready for her. "I was ready to give it all I've got, so I was more confident." After Capriati breezed through the first set, Sugiyama took a 5-2 lead in the second. But Capriati came back. "She moves really well, and she's a good counter-puncher," Capriati said. "When you think you've got a point won, she'll battle back, so you have to be patient." While Capriati was winning, fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters of Belgium was upset 6-4, 6-4 by Barbara Schett of Austria. Schett, who on Wednesday ousted Chanda Rubin, the winner of last week's Los Angeles event, advanced to a quarterfinal meeting with eighth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Amanda Coetzer of South Africa. Seventh-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France battled for a 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-5) victory over qualifier Laura Granville of the United States. Granville had 6-4 and 7-6 leads in the first-set tie-breaker but wasted three set points. "Mentally, it's good to win that set," said Mauresmo, clearly the crowd favourite. "To lose it would not have been good at all. "When you enter a tournament like this, you know you're going to face a lot of good players and lower-ranked players who really want to beat you." Hantuchova had a good scouting report because her coach, Nigel Sears, formerly coached Coetzer. "He knew her as well as I do," said Hantuchova. "We talked about tactics and how to play against her because he has a lot of experience with her." |
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