Capriati, Mauresmo Meet in Rome Final ROME, Italy - Jennifer Capriati storms into her first final of the season with a 64 64 victory over No.1 seed Serena Williams at the Telecom Italia Masters. Capriati defeated the top seeded and favored Williams for the first time in their last eight meetings, dating back to the 2001 Canadian Open. "I've lost to her so many times in a row. It's a very personal victory for me," Capriati said following the match. Williams felt positive about her play in Rome, but commented, "There are some things I want to work on going into the French. I'm definitely going to ameliorate them and become a real force by French Open time." Capriati had a 5-1 lead in the second set and looked to lock in the win early. However, she had trouble closing out the match, as Williams came back, still down 5-4. Williams had her chance to even the score to 5-5 with two break points but was unable to capitalize. Capriati held her serve, denying Williams the chance to push for three sets. Capriati's win over Williams serves as a tremendous boost for Capriati heading into Roland Garros, who has been fighting to regain the form she displayed when she won Roland Garros in 2001. Looking at Sunday's final in Rome, Capriati will be making her first Tier I final appearance since Miami 2003 and her first time in the finals of Rome. Her previous best result at the Telecom Masters Italia was a semifinalist showing in 2002, where she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams. Capriati has avenged that loss and looks to avenge another, suffered last week in Berlin. Capriati will face Amelie Mauresmo in the finals, whom she suffered a 62 60 loss to in the semifinals of the Ladies German Open. Mauresmo felt that win over Capriati was one of the best matches she has personally played recently. Mauresmo hopes to find the near-perfect form that brought her the title last week in Berlin. She is also hoping to win her first title in Rome, after reaching the finals on three previous occasions but never quite able to capture the trophy. Mauresmo, familiar to the Sunday in Rome, stated, "Maybe the fourth time will be good for me. Anyway, it's going to be good preparation for the French Open." Mauresmo cruised to her second consecutive final on clay by defeating No.8 seed Vera Zvonareva 62 63 in just over one hour. In doubles action, the No.1 seeded team of Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez will meet the recent dominating team of Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. Petrova and Shaughnessy have defeated Ruano Pascual and Suarez at their last three events, advancing on to win the three onsecutive titles of Miami, Amelia Island and Berlin. -- ---禪心已作沾泥絮，莫向春風舞鷓鴣--- --

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