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Gamewatch: Capriati v Williams
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Follow the action as it happened as Jennifer Capriati fought back to beat Serena Williams 6-7 7-5 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
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Third set
Jennifer Capriati's Grand Slam dream stays alive as she completes a superb comeback to claim a semi-final place against Justine Henin. The delighted Capriati raises her arms aloft in celebration at her thrilling victory.
Williams overcomes a double-fault start to keep her slender hopes alive, now watched by sister Venus - an earlier quarter-final winner.
Capriati wastes her first opportunity to clinch the match, with Williams winning all four points for a surprise break.
Williams finally stops the rot with a game on her serve, but is in deep trouble.
Capriati storms to her fifth consecutive game of the set, and looks destined for victory.
Unstoppable Capriati wins to love on the Williams serve, and her opponent leaves for a bathroom break.
The momentum appears to be with the 25-year-old Capriati, and she powers to a third game in the final set.
Williams hits a remarkable stretching slice shot to go 30-30, only for Capriati to blast a rasping pass the following point and then take the game - her sixth on the trot.
As the match passes the two-hour mark, the deciding set's first game goes with server Capriati.
Second set
Capriati completes a remarkable turnaround, claiming the second set and delighting the crowd with some sensational tennis.
A real rarity for this unusual quarter-final. Capriati wins all four points on her serve.
With defeat on the horizon, Capriati produces a series of brilliant forehands to draw level and keep her Wimbledon dream alive.
Capriati goes 0-30 down, but holds her nerve to stay in the match.
Fifth seed Williams holds her serve to edge closer to a semi-final spot.
Capriati, the winner of the French and Australian Opens, knows her Grand Slam dream is in grave danger. She rescues one break point to retain a fighting chance, and then the trainer returns to help her with a leg problem.
In a match of difficult service games, Williams - fresh from tucking into a banana - bucks the trend with a win to fifteen.
Williams regains the lead, but is then visited by a trainer, with the player possibly complaining of an upset stomach. Then Capriati leaves the court for a medical time-out, before the game resumes.
Slow-serving Williams fires her eighth ace, but Capriati battles on and breaks back in what is already a fascinating, if unpredictable, match.
Three straight break points for Williams go begging, and a fourth is saved with a breathtaking Capriati drop shot. But Williams finally takes charge.
Williams makes more unforced errors, including showing little interest in one straightforward return. But Capriati hits a good break point chance long, and is punished.
Capriati recovers from the tie-break disappointment to win the first game of the second set convincingly.
First set Serena Williams wins the first set in a tie-break littered with serving errors. Tie break
Williams 7-4 Capriati
More surprises, with the fifth seed Williams fighting back to force a tie-break.
Another twist in this topsy-turvy encounter, as Williams loses her third service game - this time to love.
Capriati blows three set points in a marathon game where she serves three double faults. Williams also stutters, but makes her fourth break point pay.
The tempo steps up, with Williams winning one particularly entertaining rally as she holds her serve without trouble.
Capriati flukes a net cord to save a second break point, and finally wins through after a protracted battle.
With the pressure rising, Williams double-faults on break point to gift Capriati the lead.
As the sun bears down on Centre Court, Capriati turns the heat on Williams. She wins the game to love, capped by a majestic cross-court backhand.
Williams produces an improved service game, with the loss of just one point.
With her confidence appearing to increase, Capriati loses just one point on her serve and levels the match.
Capriati wins the first three points on her opponent's serve, and goes on to claim the game in some style.
Williams gains a crucial early break with some powerful shots which leave Capriati struggling.
Serena Williams begins with an ace, and takes the game despite early signs of some big hitting from Capriati.
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