Capriati Falls Early

Jennifer Capriati’s return to Rome in her latest comeback was a bust when she was beaten in the first round of the Italian Open by Chanda Rubin 7-6 (7-1), 6-2.

Top seed Monica Seles didn’t put on a pretty display, either, wasting three set points at 5-3 in the first set before beating Austria’s Barbara Schett 7-5, 6-0.

Martina Hingis was forced to withdraw from next week’s German Open in Berlin due to a left knee injury, keeping the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s tennis player from a possible rematch with Steffi Graf.