1990 Jennifer Capriati interview (Primetime)

[@JamalMcCoy-tx2vz]

I always had soft spot for Jennifer when she first burst on the scene as a lil teenager... She had big expectations at a young tender age and I think that success sort of overwhelmed her... Much love to you Jennifer 💝

[@flytrapp]

Thanks so much for posting! An error I noticed in this mini-documentary: Around 6:30 it is stated that Jennifer had never beaten anyone in the top 5 so far. This is incorrect. In her third tournament, the Family Circle Cup, Jennifer beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the third round 6-1 6-1. Arantxa was ranked 5th in the world at the time. Pretty impressive win for Jennifer over the reigning French Open champion on a clay court.

[@swalterstennis]

I knew Jennifer at Saddlebrook when she moved there to train with us at 12 and she was a nice kid and her brother Steven was my buddy.

[@Tennis_player_sean]

She is just an amazing person.

[@stpaulimdog]

I picked up my first racket when I was 3 too.

[@jm7804]

In hindsight it was a mistake to have Jennifer turn pro at 14, play a full schedule, uproot the entire family to travel with her full time, and have a 14 year old girl become the bread winner of the family. She would've been better off staying in high school and playing a few select events as time permitted. That being said, I'm so happy that she was able to claim 3 slams, a gold medal, and rise to number one. It made it all the sweeter when she eventually made it. She had some absolutely legendary slug-fests with Monica and Serena.

[@pueraeternus111]

In less than a year, Jennifer would beat the 9-time and reigning Wimbledon champion, Martina Navratilova, on grass in straight sets!

[@charlieminn1775]

Talk about somebody who didn't meet the hype.

[@blinky705]

Well, she won three Grand Slams, which is more than you can say about 99.9% of all the people who have ever played professional tennis.

[@rocket2579]

No. she ONLY won 2 Australian, one Canadian Open, and oh btw, an Olympic Gold Medal. How could any 13 year old live up to that hype? The media does what the media does: they build you up to tear you down. Geez, give her a break. She overcame a lot of adversity and her comeback was one of the greatest in the history of sports.

[@chairmanmeow3693]

Diane Sawyer was quite the dish back in the day