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Wimbledon Notebook

Jennifer Capriati lost her chance to win Wimbledon and the Grand Slam this year. She still could have something to cheer about at the end of the weekend.

After slumping to as low as No. 267 in the world rankings, the 25-year-old American will ascend to a career high when the updated list is released Monday.

And she could be up as high as No. 2, behind Martina Hingis.

For that to happen, defending champion Venus Williams would have to lose to Justine Henin in Saturday's Wimbledon final.

Even if Williams wins, though, Capriati will still rise to a career-high ranking of No. 3.

Capriati lost to Henin in the semifinals here.

Lindsay Davenport, who lost to Williams in the semifinals, will drop from No. 3 to No. 4 whatever happens in the final.

Hollywood Hits Wimbledon

Jack Nicholson was at Wimbledon on Friday with Lara Flynn Boyle.

Nicholson wandered around the All England Club before going into Centre Court to watch Pat Rafter's five-set victory over Andre Agassi in the semifinals.

Nicholson and Boyle did some shopping and carried bags full of Wimbledon merchandise.

Nicholson wore a beige suit, powder blue polo shirt and his trademark sunglasses and smiled broadly for photographers. Boyle wore a white blouse, white trousers, black jacket and sunglasses.

Belgium Loves Tennis

Suddenly, Belgium is infatuated with tennis.

First, Kim Clijsters reached the French Open final last month. Now 19-year-old Justine Henin is in Saturday's Wimbledon final against Venus Williams. No Belgian has ever won a Grand Slam event.

Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe and his pregnant wife, Princess Mathilde, are expected to be in the Royal Box on Saturday to root for Henin. The royal couple, avid tennis fans, also attended the French Open final.

Henin, a semifinalist in Paris, and Clijsters were both invited to the Royal Palace and feted by King Albert II and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt after the French Open.

While Belgian's French-language TV network RTBF repeatedly replayed Henin's Wimbledon semifinal victory over Jennifer Capriati, the country's newspapers were full of information on the match.

``And Now Venus,'' headlined Het Nieuwsblad.

``In Heaven beside Venus,'' the Gazet Van Antwerpen said.

Henin's hometown of Marloie plans to put a large TV screen in the town square for Saturday's final.

There could be another reason to cheer, too.

Clijsters and partner Ai Sugiyama of Japan beat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez 6-4, 6-4 to reach Sunday's doubles final.

Men's Doubles

The U.S. duo of Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer will play Jiri Novak and David Rikl of the Czech Republic in the men's doubles final.

Johnson and Palmer, who have been playing together for just four months, are trying to become the first all-U.S. team to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon since Rick Leach and Jim Pugh in 1990.

Novak and Rikl are the fourth all-Czech pairing to play in a Grand Slam doubles final in the Open era, and the first at Wimbledon. None of the previous three pairs won.

At the French Open last month, Czechs Petr Pala and Pavel Vizner lost to Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final.

Wimbledon Featured Matches - Saturday

Centre Court - Play begins at 8 a.m. ET
Tim Henman (6), Britain, vs. Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, comp. of susp. match

Women's Singles Championship
Venus Williams (2), United States, vs. Justine Henin (8), Belgium

Men's Doubles Championship
Jiri Novak and David Rikl (3), Czech Republic, vs. Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer (4), United States

Wimbledon Results - Men

Semifinals
Patrick Rafter (3), Australia, def. Andre Agassi (2), United States, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6.

Quarterfinals
Patrick Rafter (3), Australia, def. Thomas Enqvist (10), Sweden, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, def. Marat Safin (4), Russia, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Andre Agassi (2), United States, def. Nicolas Escude (24), France, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Tim Henman (6), Britain, def. Roger Federer (15), Switzerland, 7-5, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-6 (6).

Fourth round

Roger Federer (15), Switzerland, def. Pete Sampras (1), United States, 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5.Andre Agassi (2), United States, def. Nicolas Kiefer (19), Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
Nicolas Escude (24), France, def. Lleyton Hewitt (5), Australia, 4-6, 6-4,6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Tim Henman (6), Britain, def. Todd Martin (23), United States, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Thomas Enqvist (10), Sweden, def. Guillermo Canas, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
Patrick Rafter (3), Australia, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.
Marat Safin (4), Russia, def. Arnaud Clement (13), France, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.
Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.

Third round

Thomas Enqvist (10), Sweden, def. Wayne Black, Zimbabwe, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
Guillermo Canas, Argentina, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7), Russia, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Lleyton Hewitt (5), Australia, def. Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Andre Agassi (2), United States, def. Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Fabrice Santoro (20), France, 7-5, 6-0, 2-0, retired
Nicolas Escude (24), France, def. Sebastien Grosjean (9), France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer (19), Germany, def. Andrei Stoliarov, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
Patrick Rafter (3), Australia, def. Hicham Arazi (27), Morocco, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-5

Pete Sampras (1) def. Sargis Sargsian, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Marat Safin (4) def. David Prinosil, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 6-3
Tim Henman (6) def. Sjeng Schalken (26), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Greg Rusedski def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (8), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Arnaud Clement (13) def. Raemon Sluiter, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, 6-4
Roger Federer (15) def. Jonas Bjorkman (33), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 7-6 (2) 
Todd Martin (23) def. Magnus Larsson, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5
Goran Ivanisevic def. Andy Roddick, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, 3-6, 6-3

Wimbledon Results - Women

Semifinals
Venus Williams (2) def. Lindsay Davenport (3), 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-1
Justine Henin (8) def. Jennifer Capriati (4), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

Quarterfinals
Jennifer Capriati (4), United States, def. Serena Williams (5), United States, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-3.
Justine Henin (8), Belgium, def. Conchita Martinez (19), Spain, 6-1, 6-0.
Venus Williams (2), United States, def. Nathalie Tauziat (9), France, 7-5, 6-1.
Lindsay Davenport (3), United States, def. Kim Clijsters (7), Belgium, 6-1, 6-2.

Fourth Round
Serena Williams (5), United States, def. Magdalena Maleeva (12), Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-1.
Kim Clijsters (7), Belgium, def. Meghann Shaughnessy (17), United States, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).
Jennifer Capriati (4), United States, def. Sandrine Testud (15), France, 6-1, 6-2.
Lindsay Davenport (3), United States, def. Jelena Dokic (14), Yugoslavia, 7-5, 6-4.
Nathalie Tauziat (9), France, def. Tamarine Tanasugarn (31), Thailand, 6-3, 6-2.
Venus Williams (2), United States, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 6-2, 6-0.
Justine Henin (8), Belgium, def. Anke Huber (18), Germany, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Conchita Martinez (19), Spain, def. Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

Third round
Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Silvia Farina Elia (16), Italy, 6-3, 6-3
Lindsay Davenport (3), United States, def. Patty Schnyder (30), Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3
Jelena Dokic (14), Yugoslavia, def. Barbara Schett (21), Austria, 6-3, 7-5
Kim Clijsters (7), Belgium, def. Angeles Montolio (27), Spain, 7-5, 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn (31), Thailand, def. Amelie Mauresmo (6), France, 6-4, 6-4
Nathalie Tauziat (9), France, def. Iroda Tulyaganova, Uzbekistan, 6-0, 6-3
Venus Williams (2), United States, def. Elena Likhovtseva (29), Russia, 6-2, 6-2
Meghann Shaughnessy (17), United States, def. Amanda Coetzer (11), South Africa, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1

Jennifer Capriati (4) def. Tatiana Panova (32), 6-4, 6-4
Serena Williams (5) def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi, 6-1, 6-2
Justine Henin (8) def. Lisa Raymond (28) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Anke Huber (18) def. Elena Dementieva (10), 6-0, 6-2
Magdalena Maleeva (12) def. Amy Frazier (20), 6-3, 6-2
Sandrine Testud (15) def. Ai Sugiyama, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-2
Conchita Martinez (19) def. Lilia Osterloh, 6-2, 6-3
Lina Krasnoroutskaya def. Barbara Schwartz, 6-3, 6-4

Seeded Players

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Seed Player Status
1. Pete Sampras, United States OUT -- fourth round (Federer)
2. Andre Agassi, United States Advanced to semifinals
3. Patrick Rafter, Australia Advanced to semifinals
4. Marat Safin, Russia OUT -- quarterfinals (Ivanisevic)
5. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia OUT -- fourth round (Escude)
6. Tim Henman, Britain Advanced to quarterfinals
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia OUT -- third round (Canas)
8. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain OUT -- third round (Rusedski)
9. Sebastien Grosjean, France OUT -- third round (Escude)
10. Thomas Enqvist, Sweden OUR -- quarterfinals (Rafter)
11. Thomas Johansson, Sweden OUT -- second round (Roddick)
12. Jan-Michael Gambill, United States OUT -- first round (Woodruff)
13. Arnaud Clement, France OUT -- fourth round (Safin)
14. Wayne Ferreira, South Africa OUT -- first round (Stoliarov)
15. Roger Federer, Switzerland Advanced to quarterfinals
16. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus OUT -- first round (Youzhny)
17. Tommy Haas, Germany OUT -- first round (W. Black)
18. Magnus Norman, Sweden Withdraw (hip injury)
19. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany OUT -- fourth round (Agassi)
20. Fabrice Santoro, France OUT -- third round (Youzhny)
21. Carlos Moya, Spain OUT -- second round (Ivanisevic)
22. Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia OUT -- first round (Sluiter)
23. Todd Martin, United States OUT -- fourth round (Henman)
24. Nicolas Escude, France OUT -- quarterfinals (Agassi)
25. Albert Portas, Spain OUT -- first round (Sanguinetti)
26. Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands OUT -- third round (Henman)
27. Hicham Arazi, Morocco OUT -- third round (Rafter)
28. Franco Squillari, Argentina OUT -- first round (Vinciguerra)
29. Guillermo Coria, Argentina OUT -- first round (Meligeni)
30. Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador Withdraw (elbow injury)
31. Alberto Martin, Spain OUT -- first round (B. Black)
32. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina OUT -- first round (Canas)
33. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden OUT -- third round (Federer)
34. Harel Levy, Israel OUT -- first round (Robredo)
Unseeded Player Status
-- Goran Ivanisevic Advanced to the semifinals
-- Greg Rusedski OUT -- fourth round (Ivanisevic)
-- Guillermo Canas OUT -- fourth round (Enqvist)
-- Mikhail Youzhny OUT -- fourth round (Rafter)