Kudos to Capriati

For years, Jennifer Capriati threatened to be a classic teenage sports phenom burnout. But she managed to clear up her troubles, clean up her act, get back in shape, and win three Grand Slam titles.   (And I seem to remember a loss to Justine Henin under savagely hot conditions in another Australian Open - have to check on that).   Anyway, Jennifer was justifiably just elected to the Tennis Hall of Fame. 

Wrong on the Justine Henin memory - it was actually her third Grand Slam.  Here's the description of what happened:

As a result of Lindsay Davenport's (ranked number one in the world at the time) withdrawal from the Australian Open due to an injury, Capriati was the top seed. She defeated the sixth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo and the fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters en route to her second consecutive final there, where she once again faced Martina Hingis. The match was played in very hot conditions, with the temperature exceeding 35 degrees Celsius. Capriati fought back from 6–4, 4–0 down and saved four championship points to eventually prevail 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–2. This was Capriati's third (and final) Grand Slam title. Her dramatic victory is widely regarded as one of the great comebacks in tennis history.

Applause!

Jennifer Capriati elected to Tennis Hall of Fame