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Encyclopedia of World Biography on Jennifer Capriati
In March of 1990, Jennifer Capriati (born 1976) turned pro on the cutthroat women's professional tennis circuit.
"Even though I'm going to be playing older ladies, when I'm out there playing, I'm as old as they are," she told the New York Times. "I have no fear. I guess I was just born with that kind of mind." And that kind of talent.
Capriati, the youngest tennis player ever to turn pro, was met with overwhelming expectations from both the tennis world, the public, and the media upon her debut at the Virginia Slims tournament in Boca Raton, Florida. The pressure was not just for her potential in tennis, but for her potential as the best charismatic draw for the U.S. women's circuit since Chris Evert.
The question is whether or not Jennifer Capriati is capable of living through this. She seems more likely to stumble down the path...
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