Former tennis star Jennifer Capriati ‘hospitalised after overdose’
Former teen tennis star Jennifer Capriati has been rushed to hospital after suffering a suspected overdose, according to a US report.
A celebrity news blog claims an ambulance picked up the 34-year-old sportswoman from a hotel in Riverbeach, Florida.
Capriati’s father, Stefano Capriati, told the blog his daughter was “recovering well”.
Capriati won 14 career titles, including three Grand Slams, after making her professional debut in 1990 aged just 13.
By the age of 16 she had made more than $1million in earnings and from 1990 to 1991 she reached the finals of the French Open, US Open and Wimbledon tennis tournaments. She also won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
In 1993 Capriati took a break from the sport after suffering a string of injuries and her career went downhill.
She was involved in a shoplifting incident that same year and arrested for marijuana possession the following year.
The former teen tennis sensation was widely labelled a burnt-out child star and she did not win another tournament until 1999.
In 2001 Capriati stepped back into the limelight, winning the Australian and French Opens. She defended her Australian title the following year.
But she then suffered further injuries and has not returned to tennis since. She has reportedly been suffering from depression.
Source: Splash News
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