Roland Garros Re-Lived 2001: Jennifer Capriati – the crowning, and the cautionary tale

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The 2001 French Open saw Jennifer Capriati beat Kim Clijsters 12-10 in the final set to win her second Grand Slam title, but this was just a small part of Capriati’s story, one we tell in full on this podcast with the help of Tom Gullikson (her former coach), Lindsay Davenport (her compatriot) and Mary Carillo (someone who tracked her career closely).

We cover Capriati’s prodigious talent and breakthrough results, her downward spiral and the events which turned her into a cautionary tale, her resurgence and Grand Slam wins, and the way in which she is still troubled today.

Reflecting on her run to the Roland Garros title, we discuss the symbolism of Capriati’s semi-final victory over Martina Hingis and the dramatic but error-ridden nature of the final against Clijsters.

The Tennis Podcast is presented by Catherine Whitaker and David Law, featuring Matt Roberts. It is produced weekly year-round, and daily during the Grand Slam tournaments. It is crowdfunded by listeners each December.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Mary Barthori.
0:02.0	I'm Matt Vylander.
0:03.0	This is Mary Carillo.
0:04.0	I'm Stan Ravinka.
0:05.0	I'm Lighten Jutt.
0:06.0	I'm Andy Murray.
0:07.0	This is Janik Noah and you're listening to Tenis Podcast.
0:21.0	Well after that marvelous weekend looking back on 1999,
0:24.0	we are ready for a new millennium here on the Tenis Podcast
0:28.0	as part of Roland Garros relived.
0:30.0	We're going back to 2001.
0:33.0	Catherine, how is your 2001?
0:36.0	Well, if the parents photo album is anything to go by, not a vintage year.
0:45.0	Any particular reason, or?
0:47.0	I'm not sure, like, 14, 15 is ever a great age for girls.
0:54.0	I can't say I came out of it too well to be honest.
0:58.0	I think the best photo I can find of that period is from my...
1:03.0	That was probably the peak of my ice skating days.
1:06.0	That was probably the ice rink was probably where I was least awkward in life, circa 2001.
1:14.0	I... yeah, it was an epic year for coming forth in ice skating competitions as I recall.
1:22.0	That was my specialty.
1:24.0	Matt meanwhile was utterly adorable.
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