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I just came in from the match as well. I have to agree, J.Cap looks a lot heavier now than she has on TV all year. The gut was really hanging out and she seemed very slow. A few times, I couldn't believe she was wearing a mid-drift bearing outfit, she was busting out all over the place. I like her and I don't want to offend her fans, but it was pretty shocking how too-small her outfit was. Anna is every bit at hot as she is on TV and then some, and she had some serious diamond earrings on, they looked about 2 carats each. I thought she did look very solid, I was surprised. The first set, Jen looked terrible, her serves were a nightmare and Anna was up 4-0 in no time. The second set was a little closer and more competitive with Jen getting a break, but Anna really held her own, I was really, really surprised. Frankly, I didn't think either player seemed to care much about the outcome.

Was it just me, or did Anna really want to get in and out of there? Every changeover, she'd go to the chair look at her watch, wipe her face, have a swig, wipe her face, have a swig and then look at her watch like she had a flight to catch or something! Then she'd get up and sort of look at Jen like, let's get going I want out of here! Some guy behind me yelled "Go to the gym" at Jen Cap at one point, I was really embarrassed, but I doubt she heard it (I hope she didn't). I was about 11 rows up on the side where they sat, mid-court. It was not like a professionally played competitive match, but Anna's serves looked good. Jen Cap didn't seem like she cared too much about the outcome, so I don't think her fans should panic, though she didn't look like she was in too good shape.

 

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I agree that the line calls were terrible, but it seemed both players got screwed by them, but I didn't keep track. The crowd was really pro-Jen (except for that guy behind me!). I should have hung around like you guys and tried to get an autograph! I saw Stefano before the match started, but I don't know what the other parents look like. He was sitting low until right before the match started, then he walked up like he was going into a skybox and I didn't see him again.

 

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Maybe it was one of those things where if she would only wear one or two more sizes up, she would have looked ok, but that tummy was really hanging out, worse than on TV. There was a lot of screaming! Anna got cat-called a lot there right at the beginning, I felt sorry for her...almost. You can't feel sorry for someone that gorgeous. I was hoping she wouldn't look that good in person, or I could degrade her looks like she looks cheap or something. No way, she is 100% classy hot! Don't worry, a "real" match is much better, don't let this deter you from going to a real tournament. I've seen straight set whitewashes in real tournaments, they are much, much better than this one.

 

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Maybe, but though she looked solid, if someone was playing to win against her tonight, she would have been killed if she hadn't raised her game a lot. That other poster is right, she didn't double fault much at all, but the serves weren't like incredible by any stretch of the imagination. You'd expect a good amount of aces on carpet, but I can only recall one, from Anna, right after she got a bad call and seemed mad.

 

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Capriati's fans should not take this hard at all. While I do think she looked pudgier than usual and seemed slow, it was pretty clear she did not care whether she won or lost. She did not "tank" the match. She rattled off 3 games in a row at one point with some hints of J. Cap of earlier this year where Anna had no answers. I have learned in the past that TV and in-person are very, very different. To be honest, she looked quite fat tonight compared to TV, but who knows. I met Conchita Martinez once and she was drop-dead gorgeous, not what you would expect from what she looks like on TV.

 

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Hey moon! <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> Despite popular belief, Conchita is hot in person! I would kill for her skin tone, she was so, so soft in the face with beautiful eyes. TV does wonders for some players, shafts other players. Anna, though, is better in person than in pics, I couldn't believe it! <img src="wink.gif" border="0">