CAPRIATI OUSTS SERENA.(SPORTS)

Byline: STEVEN WINE Associated Press

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- A limping Serena Williams often found herself out of position and forced to hit awkward shots. Between points she grimaced, hopped or bent over in pain. She iced her left thigh during changeovers and twice received treatment from a trainer.

But Williams kept playing, because she knew she had no choice. Quitting her quarterfinal match Wednesday against Jennifer Capriati at the Ericsson Open was not an option.

Her sore thigh and some stinging forehands from Capriati spoiled a potential final Saturday between the Williams sisters. The fourth-seeded Capriati won 6-1, 7-6 (5) and advanced to …