Julia Vakulenko lost to
Jennifer Capriati in the Third Round of
The French open
May,
31. In the Third Round of the French
open Ukrainian tennis player Julia
Vakulenko lost to Jennifer Capriati
(USA), seeded number 7: 1-6 2-6. Julia was
under presure during the whole match. It
was her first match against such a player
as Capriati. She was unable to show what
she really can. Anyway, Vakulenko's debut
at the Grand Slam tournament was very successful.
She qualified for the Main Draw for the
first time in her career and went through
to the 3rd Round beating such a good players
like Christina Torrens Valero of Spain and
Francesca Schiavone of Italy.
Results:
Women's singles > First Round Julia Vakulenko(UKR)
def. Chr. Torrens Valero (ESP) 6-1 6-1
(24) Conchita Martinez (ESP) def. Tatiana
Perebiynis(UKR) 6-2 6-3 > Second Round Julia Vakulenko
def. (32) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3
6-4 > Third Round
(7) Jennifer Capriati def. Julia
Vakulenko 6-1 6-2