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**Adwetyren** · 12-17-2008, 09:49 PM

another story confirming it..shame, but she's got to be ecstatic, I'm sure.

Second pregnancy puts Davenport's return in jeopardy

Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport is pregnant again, putting an eventual return to the women's tennis tour in serious doubt.
"Of course this unexpected but exciting surprise now means I will be putting tennis on hold for the foreseeable future," Davenport said in a statement issued Wednesday by her management company IMG.

Davenport, 32, has not played an event since last summer's U.S. Open, sparking speculation that she would retire. Last week, she entered the Australian Open, indicating a possible return to the tour at Melbourne, where she won her last major in 2000.

With her second child expected in 2009, she has withdrawn from Australia and all anticipated events in the coming months, though she did not officially retire.

Known for her heavy groundstrokes, the 6-2 Californian ushered in the power game to women's tennis along with the Williams sisters in the late 1990s. Along with her Australian Open title, Davenport captured Wimbledon in 1999 and the U.S. Open in 1998. She also won an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tenni...avenport_N.htm

As we learned with Jennifer, the reason there's no retirement announcement coming anytime soon probably has more to do with the WTA's health insurance program, rather than an expected return to the Tour. Looks like Maid Marion had the last word.

12-17-2008, 09:49 PM	#3
Adwetyren Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	another story confirming it..shame, but she's got to be ecstatic, I'm sure. Second pregnancy puts Davenport's return in jeopardy Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport is pregnant again, putting an eventual return to the women's tennis tour in serious doubt. "Of course this unexpected but exciting surprise now means I will be putting tennis on hold for the foreseeable future," Davenport said in a statement issued Wednesday by her management company IMG. Davenport, 32, has not played an event since last summer's U.S. Open, sparking speculation that she would retire. Last week, she entered the Australian Open, indicating a possible return to the tour at Melbourne, where she won her last major in 2000. With her second child expected in 2009, she has withdrawn from Australia and all anticipated events in the coming months, though she did not officially retire. Known for her heavy groundstrokes, the 6-2 Californian ushered in the power game to women's tennis along with the Williams sisters in the late 1990s. Along with her Australian Open title, Davenport captured Wimbledon in 1999 and the U.S. Open in 1998. She also won an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tenni...avenport_N.htm As we learned with Jennifer, the reason there's no retirement announcement coming anytime soon probably has more to do with the WTA's health insurance program, rather than an expected return to the Tour. Looks like Maid Marion had the last word.
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