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Sun., March 23, 1997

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Andre Agassi, the two-time defending champion of the Lipton Championships, lost his opening match to Australian Scott Draper, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

On the women’s side of the draw, 16-year-old Venus Williams rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the first set to beat Jennifer Capriati 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-2.

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