Palo Alto, California, July 22: Despite not having won a tournament since last year's Australian Open, world number seven Jennifer Capriati still believes she has the game to compete with the tour's best. ''It's not something I tend to dwell upon, because if I did, my confidence would drop and it would put more pressure on me,'' said Capriati, who is seeded third at the this week's bank of the West Classic.
''People tend to view the fact that I haven't won a title as a negative thing. But I've been close and it's not that I've played so badly and can't win matches,'' she said.
''It's not easy to win tournaments. Some people put a string together and are having a good time. For me it's been a while, but I've still had good results.''
At Wimbledon, Capriati suffered her eighth straight loss to world number one Serena Williams when she fell 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals.
Seven of those losses have come in three-set matches, which is something that Capriati sees as a positive.
Bureau Report