US Open 2001

Shattering Jennifer Capriati's dream of reaching her first US Open final and attaining the No. 1 ranking, Venus Williams overpowered Capriati 6-4, 6-2 Friday to set up a Williams family prime time final.

Capriati lost the seventh game of the set and did not put up any fight in the final game to allow the Williams family to take centre stage.

Yet there was no fight left in the Australian and French Open champion, and she seemed to visibly wilt under the pressure of Venus' crushing forehands and superior athleticism.

Had Capriati won, she would have taken over the No. 1 world ranking from Martina Hingis.

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