Triple grand slam winner Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of next month's Australian Open because she is pregnant with her second child.
1. Ron Jaworski, ESPN, Monday Night Football analyst: One was panned (Christian Slater), one was banned (Jimmy Kimmel) and most were bland (James Denton, Jeff Gordon, Matthew McConaughey and Sylvester Stallone). The distraction otherwise known as celebrities sitting in the Monday Night Football booth has thankfully ended.
American veteran Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from the singles tournament at the Olympics because of a knee injury which has ruined her 2008 season.
Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic, in Stanford, California, because of a sore right knee.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport, as well as American compatriots Meilen Tu and Meghann Shaughnessy have pulled out of the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
What do you see Lindsay Davenport accomplishing before she eventually retires?
Lindsay Davenport's fairytale comeback hit a bump on Monday when she lost 6-3 6-4 to Dinara Safina in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Returning veteran Lindsay Davenport won her first match at Key Biscayne for five years as she progressed to the third round of the WTA Tier One Tournament on Saturday.
Third seed Jelena Jankovic will play fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open following two-time winner Lindsay Davenport's departure from the tournament due to injury.
Lindsay Davenport won her 55th career title by overpowering Olga Govortsova 6-2 6-1 in the final of the WTA/ATP Memphis hardcourt tournament on Saturday.
Triple grand slam winner Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of next month's Australian Open because she is pregnant with her second child.
1. Ron Jaworski, ESPN, Monday Night Football analyst: One was panned (Christian Slater), one was banned (Jimmy Kimmel) and most were bland (James Denton, Jeff Gordon, Matthew McConaughey and Sylvester Stallone). The distraction otherwise known as celebrities sitting in the Monday Night Football booth has thankfully ended.
American veteran Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from the singles tournament at the Olympics because of a knee injury which has ruined her 2008 season.
Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic, in Stanford, California, because of a sore right knee.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport, as well as American compatriots Meilen Tu and Meghann Shaughnessy have pulled out of the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
What do you see Lindsay Davenport accomplishing before she eventually retires?
Lindsay Davenport's fairytale comeback hit a bump on Monday when she lost 6-3 6-4 to Dinara Safina in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Returning veteran Lindsay Davenport won her first match at Key Biscayne for five years as she progressed to the third round of the WTA Tier One Tournament on Saturday.
Third seed Jelena Jankovic will play fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open following two-time winner Lindsay Davenport's departure from the tournament due to injury.
Lindsay Davenport won her 55th career title by overpowering Olga Govortsova 6-2 6-1 in the final of the WTA/ATP Memphis hardcourt tournament on Saturday.
Lindsay Davenport and Ashley Harkleroad scored singles victories to defeat Germany on Monday to earn the U.S. women a Fed Cup semifinal showdown against holders Russia.
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Australian summer has come to an end and the next stop for the women on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour early into 2008 is Federation Cup. Immediately, we're forced to shift gears from our individual mind set to the team concept.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Yesterday you were asked whether Jelena Jankovic was underrated or overrated. Today I want to ask you about the other Serb, Ana Ivanovic. Your thoughts? -- Clark, Stockholm, Sweden
We're three days into the Blue Court Open. Here's a quick mailbag before I board the Big Bird. Stay tuned for midterm grades over the weekend and then I'll try and do daily baguettes once I'm on the ground in Melbourne ....
MELBOURNE, Australia -- One of the most compelling stories of the 2008 Australian Open is the revival of Lindsay Davenport's career after the birth of her first child, son Jagger.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport will face unseeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai in the final of the Auckland Classic.
Lindsay Davenport advanced to the semifinals of the WTA event in Auckland on Thursday with a 6-3 6-3 win over Italy's Sara Errani, but top seed Vera Zvonareva crashed out.
Lindsay Davenport claimed her 53rd WTA career title by defeating third-seeded Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko 6-4 6-1 in the final of the Bell Challenge in Quebec.
Third seed Julia Vakulenko will face comeback queen Lindsay Davenport in her first WTA Tour final at the Bell Challenge on Sunday.
Jelena Jankovic has reached the final of the China Open in Beijing after ending the eight-match Asian winning run of American Lindsay Davenport.
Comeback queen Lindsay Davenport will face a rematch with Jelena Jankovic on Saturday as she seeks to reach a second successive WTA Tour final.
Lindsay Davenport continued her dream return to WTA Tour action as she advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open by defeating eighth seed Eleni Daniilidou 7-5 6-3.
First, Serena Williams wins the Australian Open out of shape and ranked No. 87 in the world. Then Venus wins Wimbledon ranked in the 20s after not getting past the quarters of a Grand Slam since she won Wimbledon two years before.
Lindsay Davenport has continued her fairytale comeback by reaching the semifinals of the Bali International with a hard-fought win over top seed Jelena Jankovic.
Top seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova survived scares at the New Haven tournament, but Lindsay Davenport made a losing return to the court after taking almost a year off to have a child.
The most withdrawn phrase in professional sports is "I'm retiring." It's so common for an elite athlete to come back to the arena that brought him glory that it's almost more expected now than a surprise.
Tennis star Lindsay Davenport can now add motherhood to her list of impressive titles.
Could there be a bigger honor for an athlete than representing her country in competition?
Along with postal service, driving traffic, and jumbo shrimp, we add tennis offseason to the list of our favorite oxymorons. So, here it is the first week of January -- barely six weeks after the Masters Cup final -- and tennis is back in the agate type. Herewith, a quiz of divinations for the new season. And if you miss a few, no worries. It's round robin, so you can re-enter the draw!
Three-times Grand Slam tournament winner Lindsay Davenport, who is expecting her first child next year, has "no plans to play again", she told ESPN.com.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Lindsay Davenport will miss the 2007 Australian Open because she is pregnant.
World number one Amelie Mauresmo beat American Lindsay Davenport for the first time in 12 matches on Friday, taking her place in the semifinals of the China Open with a 6-4 6-3 win.
Lindsay Davenport and Svetlana Kuznetsova will clash in the semifinals of the Wismilak International, after completing straightforward victories in Bali.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport crushed Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-0 6-0 in 40 minutes to race into the third round of the U.S. Open.
Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne will play defending champion Lindsay Davenport in an intriguing final at the New Haven event after both came through their semifinals.
Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from this year's tournament with a back injury.
World number one Roger Federer and his counterpart in the women's game Lindsay Davenport have been named top seeds for next week's Australian Open.
World number two Kim Clijsters overcame a sluggish start to beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 6-3 7-5 and claim the Champions Challenge exhibition title in a warmup for the Australian Open.
Amelie Mauresmo delivered a crushing blow to Kim Clijsters' bid for the number one ranking when she beat the Belgian 6-3 7-6 at the WTA Championships.
Kim Clijsters' pursuit of the No.1 ranking has received a boost after third ranked Maria Sharapova was placed in Lindsay Davenport's WTA Championship group.
Lindsay Davenport officially returned to the top of the women's world rankings for the first time since August 29 on Monday.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport will play Patty Schnyder in the final of the Zurich Open after the American beat Russian seventh seed Anastasia Myskina 6-0 6-4.
Lindsay Davenport will regain the world number one spot by beating Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the second round of the Zurich Open on Thursday.
Lindsay Davenport beat Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 6-4 in the Filderstadt final to claim the 50th singles title of her career.
Kim Clijsters blew a chance to take the world number one spot from Maria Sharapova after losing at the Filderstadt Grand Prix.
U.S. Open winner Kim Cljsters is closing on the world number one spot after a comfortable 6-2 6-4 win over Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld to win the Fortis Championships for the fifth time in Luxembourg.
Lindsay Davenport won her fourth title of the year when she beat Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-4 in the final of the Bali International.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport cruised into the semifinals of the Wismilak International event with a 6-3 6-1 win over Maria Elena Camerin.
World number one Lindsay Davenport lost just 12 points on serve during her 6-1 6-1 second-round romp over French qualifier Pauline Parmentier at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport overcame Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 7-6 to reach the semifinals of the New Haven Open in Connecticut on Thursday.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport and number four Elena Dementieva began their preparations for next week's U.S. Open with confident second round wins at the New Haven Open.
Teen queen Maria Sharapova became the first Russian to reach the summit of women's tennis on Monday when named world No. 1 in the WTA rankings.
Venus Williams will aim to give the U.S. a dream start in their Fed Cup semi-final against holders Russia on Saturday.
Venus Williams isn't back, she never really went away. Of course, the Wimbledon champion certainly hasn't been at her best over the last couple of years but that is largely down to the fact that she hasn't been fully fit.
Venus Williams beat fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6 7-6 9-7 to win the Wimbledon women's singles title for the third time.
Lindsay Davenport and Kim Clijsters will resume one of the most intriguing duels in tennis on Monday when they square up in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Saturday's play at Wimbledon saw all the major contenders for the women's title cruise through their third round matches.
Lindsay Davenport made the most of her unexpected return to Wimbledon with a 6-0 6-2 drubbing of Russia's Alina Jidkova on Monday.
Lindsay Davenport recovered from a set and 3-1 down to beat Belgian 14th seed Kim Clijsters 1-6 7-5 6-3 in Sunday's action at the French Open.
Venus Williams overcame nine double faults and a poor second set to beat Fabiola Zuluaga 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the second round of the French Open.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport overcame a stomach upset and a strong challenge from Switzerland's Patty Schnyder to reach the Dubai Open final.
Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams both struggled before advancing to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and world number one Lindsay Davenport both powered into the Pan Pacific Open semi-finals in resounding fashion.
Lindsay Davenport opened her Pan Pacific Open title defense on Thursday with a convincing 6-4 6-3 win over Japan's Saori Obata.
Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport have been named as the top seeds for the men's and women's singles at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday.
Amelie Mauresmo and her rival for the world number one spot Lindsay Davenport both eased into the semi-finals of the $650,000-WTA event.
Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1 6-0 in her opening match at the Fildsertadt Grand Prix on Wednesday.
Lindsay Davenport advanced to the final of the WTA Cincinnati Open when France's Marion Bartoli pulled out with a blister on her right hand.
American Lindsay Davenport completed her second career "California Triple" by crushing French Open champion Anastasia Myskina 6-1 6-1 in the final of the Acura Classic on Sunday.
Red hot Lindsay Davenport reached the final of the Acura Classic hardcourt event in San Diego with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva.
Third seed Lindsay Davenport continued her fine run of form with back to back WTA titles as she beat top seed Serena Williams 6-1 6-3 to capture the 585,000-dollar hardcourt title in Carson, California on Sunday.
Lindsay Davenport was made to struggle before overcoming lucky loser Mashona Washington 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
Lindsay Davenport made short work of Russian qualifier Lioudmila Skavronskaia to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA Stanford Classic.
Maria Sharapova overhauled ex-champion and fifth seed Lindsay Davenport to become the second-youngest Wimbledon finalist since tennis turned professional.
American fifth seed Lindsay Davenport ended the Wimbledon run of Croatian teenager Karolina Sprem with a ruthless 6-2 6-2 success to reach the semifinals on Tuesday.
Lindsay Davenport continued to slip through the Wimbledon draw with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Russian 12th seed Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round on Monday.
Defending champion and top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne began the defense of her French Open title with a 6-4 6-4 win over France's Sandrine Testud on Monday.
Lindsay Davenport collected the 40th title of her career by beating Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 6-4 in the final of the WTA Amelia Island Championship.
World number one and top seed Roger Federer brushed aside ninth seed Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 to win the Pacific Life Open for the first time.
Defending champion Lindsay Davenport reached her fifth Pan Pacific Open final with a 6-1 6-0 win over seventh seed Jelena Dokic.
Lindsay Davenport began her bid for a fourth Pan Pacific Open title in Japan with a 6-2 6-1 second round win over Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi, but admitted she was considering her future.
The United States won a record third Hopman Cup on Saturday when Lindsay Davenport and James Blake retained the $A1 million mixed team title.
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