Overview
- The 49-year-old three-time major winner stepped onto Rod Laver Arena to award the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup to Elena Rybakina after her victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
- Capriati told Tennis Channel she felt deep gratitude and said it was great to be back after 20 years of reflection.
- Lindsay Davenport publicly welcomed Capriati’s return, calling it remarkable to see her re-engaged with the sport.
- Capriati is a former world No. 1 who won the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002 and captured Olympic gold in 1992.
- Her playing career ended early due to injuries at age 28, followed by years out of the public eye, treatment for a 2010 overdose, and induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.