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Beatrice Capra defeats Rezai to reach round 3.

by on Sep.02, 2010, under Beatrice Capra

American teenager Beatrice Capra upset 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the third round of the U.S. Open in her Grand Slam debut.

The 18-year-old Capra is the youngest player left in the women’s field and the lowest-ranked, at 371st. She is from Ellicott City, Md., and trains at the Evert Academy in Delray Beach, Fla.

This is the first tour-level, main-draw event of Capra’s career. She knocked off 95th-ranked Karolina Sprem in the opening round. Capra could face Maria Sharapova next.

Capra is even more of an outsider than Melanie Oudin was last year at the U.S. Open when, at age 17, Oudin beat Sharapova en route to the quarterfinals.

Rezai twice has reached the fourth round at major tournaments.

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