Re: Henin-Capriati on great match list
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Henin-Capriati Classic Included In Voting For Greatest Match
* Winner to be named at WTA Tour Championships *
LONDON, England – Due to overwhelming demand, the WTA Tour has decided
to include the dramatic recent US Open semifinal match between Justine
Henin-Hardenne and Jennifer Capriati, won by the Belgian 46, 75, 76(4)
in its ‘Vote for the Best’ contest, which will encourage both fans and
members of the international media to decide the Greatest Women’s Match
during the Open Era.
Sixteen classic matches over the last 33 years have been selected by WTA
Tour officials, taking into account compelling rivalries, from the sport
’s biggest events and viewed by the widest audience at the time.
The List of Greatest Matches was released at a press conference to the
media at the US Open, attended by former legends Tracy Austin and Martina
Navratilova. Members of the media will be able to vote via email sent by
WTA Tour staff on Monday, September 15. While the voting process for
fans will begin on the WTA Tour’s web site www.wtatour.com the week of
September 14th. The final matches will be displayed for voting on October
27. Voting will close on Sunday, November 2, and the results will be
counted.
The match with the highest number of votes will be deemed the Greatest
Women’s Match of the Open Era during the WTA Tour Championships prese
nted by Porsche at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
The following is some critical praise for the Henin-Hardenne/ Capriati match:
“Justine Henin-Hardenne reinforced her reputation as one of the toughest
competitors in sport by fighting off cramp and a 5-2 deficit in the third
set to reach the USOpen final with an extraordinary 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 victory
over Jennifer Capriati… The semifinal will go down as one of the greatest
women’s matches ever played. It was a titanic three-hour struggle that
contained everything you could wish for in a sporting contest.ꄊ– Sunday Times (Richard Evans)
“… a semi that became an instant entrant in United StatesOpen folklore…
It was unforgettable theatre, ending with Henin-Hardenne in a trainer’s
room receiving an IV and the 27-year old Capriati opening a psychological
vein during some moving introspection around 1am.ꄊ - New York Times (Selena Roberts)
“The greatest match I've seen in a long time. It's funny, we were just
here discussing the 15 greatest matches of the last 30 years. I was like,
"Make that 16." - Martina Navratilova
“The two players pushed themselves to the limits as conditions grew
chillier and windier, producing a highlight reel of shot-making – clean
winners, passing shots on the run and lobs kept in by the elements.ꄊ– L.A.Times (Lisa Dillman)
“Whatever the Williams sisters may give women’s tennis, they have never
given it a match like Friday night’s USOpen semifinal between Justine
Henin-Hardenne and Jennifer Capriati. There was no question of any punches
being pulled in this one. In fact, by the end of it, after three hours and
three minutes of the most punishing tennis, it was hard to distinguish the
winner from the loser – rather like one of those Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier
fights.” – Sunday Telegraph (Clive White)
“The match spanned three hours and three minutes and an even greater
expanse of emotions. It was a classic clash that had it all – spectacular
shotmaking, remarkable retrievals and compelling comebacks. In the end, it
was an extraordinary effort from both players, who poured their heart and
guts onto the court, competing as if their careers depended upon the outcome
.” – Tennis Week (Alberto Amalfi)
“FlushingMeadows was reverberating from one of the best women’s matches
in recent years… three hours and three minutes of absorbing tennis that
had more twists than a mystery being solved by that other famous Belgian,
Hercule Poirot.” – The Observer (Chris Bowers)
“Despite Capriati’s efforts, there will be an all-Belgian women’s final
tonight at the U.S. Open because a cramping Justine Henin-Hardenne survived
at three-set, three-hour semifinal war against Capriati in the most dramatic
women’s match at the Open in recent memory.”– New York Post (Marc Berman)
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