From Cakewalk To Upset

There won't be a third Grand Slam title for Jennifer Capriati this year, reports CBS News' Gregor Craigie — at least not at Wimbledon.

What started out looking like a cake-walk for Jennifer Capriata, quickly turned into a remarkable turnaround for her 19-year-old Belgian opponent. Justine Henin came back with a vengeance in the second set, and coasted to victory in the third — winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Henin, a semifinalist at last month's French Open, battered Capriati with strong backhands and effective volleys on a day when showers stopped play briefly in the third set.

She'll meet defending champion Venus Williams in Saturday's final.

Williams stayed alive for a second consecutive title at the All England Club by beating 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-1 in the second semifinal.

It's tough to win one Wimbledon, but Williams is very eager to win a second.

"I feel like one isn't enough. I've got to keep getting more," she said. "I have a little trophy case at home I've got to fill up."

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Henin exults in her win

Capriati said she was not disappointed by her defeat.

"Everyone made a big deal out of the Grand Slam but me," said the American fourth seed, who won the Australian and French Open titles earlier this year.

"I'm fairly happy with how the year has gone so far. It's not a disappointment at all, it would have been nice...," she said.

Capriati won the Australian Open on hardcourt and the French Open on clay. A championship on Wimbledon's grass would have given her the third of the four major titles, leaving only the U.S. Open starting in late August.

Only three women and two men have won all those tournaments in the same year. Steffi Graf did it most recently in 1988.

Henin made sure Capriati didn't do it this year.

Ranked ninth in the world, Henin overcame painful foot blisters and a late rain delay to become the first person from her country to reach a Wimbledon final.

She took a 4-0 lead at the beginning of the third set.

"I don't know where it really turned," said Capriati. "I started to make more mistakes and she made a complete turnaround — it was like a different player from the beginning.

"I think she was just going for it all or nothing.

"I think she has always had a lethal backhand but today it was everything, she was playing well."

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