Capriati admits she was scared

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2004

DUBAI (AFP) — Jennifer Capriati arrived here for her first tournament of 2004 and admitted that she had been scared that she might never play again due to recent injuries.

The former world number one believes she has got over the back injury which stopped her playing in the Australian Open and kept her out for three months, but admitted there were moments when she doubted it would happen.

"I had to take a lot of time off with an injury like that and it crossed my mind that if it doesn't get better perhaps I can't get back," said 27-year-old Capriati.

"It scared me, which is a good thing. I wanted to decide when it was going to be over, and I knew I wasn't ready. I wasn't able to play when I wanted to and I didn't like that. I realised I missed it."

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