Wimbledon Loses Muster, Capriati

Thu., June 19, 1997

New York Times

Former French Open champion Thomas Muster, ranked fourth in the world but de moted to sixth in the Wimbledon seedings because of his 0-4 track record there, has withdrawn from Wimbledon at the last minute for the second year in a row.

Unseeded Jennifer Capriati also informed officials Wednesday of an injury-related withdrawal.

Muster cited hip pain as the excuse for extending his pattern of non-success at the world’s only grass-court Grand Slam event.

Capriati, whose comeback appears to have hit a long snag, was sidelined by the same thigh strain that compelled her to skip last month’s French Open.

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