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Thursday, July 17
Breaking down the final

The boxscore from Jennifer Capriati's 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Martina Hingis in the Australian Open singles final, which lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes:

Jennifer Capriati Martina Hingis
Jennifer Capriati Martina Hingis
FINALS BREAKDOWN
1st serve percentage: 61
Aces: 2
Double faults: 5
Unforced errors: 39
1st serve winning pct.: 58
2nd serve winning pct.: 44
Winners (including service): 29
Break points: 8-15
Net points: 11-20
Total points won: 108

OPEN AT A GLANCE
Seed: 1
Sets won: 14 of 17
Games won: 97 of 154
Tiebreakers: 1-2

ROAD TO THE TITLE
First round
def. Silvija Talaja, 6-4, 6-1.
Second round
def. Meilen Tu, 6-1, 6-3.
Third round
def. Eleni Danilidou, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Fourth round
def. Rita Grande (20), 6-3, 7-6 (9).
Quarterfinals
def. Amelie Mauresmo (7), 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
def. Kim Clijsters (4), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
Finals
def. Martina Hingis (3), 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

SHE SAID
"As soon as I won the second set I thought I had a good chance but really, even when I was coming from behind, I thought that I could still win it and I guess that kind of attitude is what helped me. I just never really thought about myself as being defeated out there."
FINALS BREAKDOWN
1st serve percentage: 72
Aces: 2
Double faults: 6
Unforced errors: 44
1st serve winning pct.: 55
2nd serve winning pct.: 34
Winners (including service): 24
Break points: 7-14
Net points: 24-29
Total points won: 101

OPEN AT A GLANCE
Seed: 3
Sets won: 13 of 16
Games won: 90 of 132
Tiebreakers: 0-1

ROAD TO THE FINAL
First round
def. Virginie Razzano, 6-2, 6-2.
Second round
def. Greta Arn, 6-1, 6-2.
Third round
def. Barbara Rittner, 6-1, 6-0.
Fourth round
def. Amanda Coetzer (15), 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
def. Adriana Serra Zanetti, 6-2, 6-3.
Semifinals
def. Monica Seles (8), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Finals
lost to Jennifer Capriati (1), 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

SHE SAID
"Later on, yes, I had match points, but at a set and 4-0 you shouldn't give it away any more. I wish I had the 4-0 lead again. I shouldn't let it slip away at that point ... you just can't let a player get back into the match, and that was a mistake I did."

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