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Williams robbed of point in loss to Capriati
Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the US Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon.
Unfairly, unbelievably, Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the US Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon.
It happened in the opening game of the third set between Williams and Jennifer Capriati, who went on to win their Open quarterfinal 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday night.
"I'm very angry and bitter right now. I felt cheated. Shall I go on? I just feel robbed," a composed Williams said, laughing a bit. "At first, I thought it was another Wimbledon conspiracy."
In the semifinals, the eighth-seeded Capriati will face No. 6 Elena Dementieva of Russia, who outlasted No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo of France 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) in a match marred by 24 double-faults, 82 unforced errors, 36 break points, and 14 service breaks. Mauresmo would have clinched the No. 1 ranking if she had won.
After all the theatre of Capriati-Williams, defending men's champion Andy Roddick of the United States assembled a matter-of-fact 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 18 Tommy Robredo of Spain to reach the quarterfinals. Roddick's next foe is No. 28 Joachim Johansson of Sweden, who beat Michael Llodra of France 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
