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**nakeseireo** · 11-17-2008, 07:51 PM

Davenport, who teamed with the now-retired Morariu to win the Wimbledon women's doubles championship in 1999, has a 1 1/2-year-old son, Jagger, with husband Rick Leach. That has led to speculation that she is near the end of her competitive career, or there already.

''Jagger has definitely made my life more busy,'' she said. ''He is 17 months now and he has a lot of energy. I mean, obviously, it is a lot of work, but he is very high-spirited, a lot of fun, very emotional kid. My husband and I are just having a blast. We definitely want more. I mean, I am 32, so I still have a lot of child-bearing years left. We will reach that point again, but right now we are just enjoying Jagger.''

When her schedule comes up, the three-time major singles champion, who owns 55 career singles titles overall and 37 in doubles, says she is undecided for 2009, but acknowledged that she must make a decision soon - the season begins Jan. 5, and the Australian Open gets under way on Jan. 19. She is currently ranked 36th in the world.

''Nothing is in stone yet,'' Davenport said. ''I really just tried to enjoy this fall, be a mom, be at home. This is actually my first time on the court in 10 weeks. When I get home from here I will have to sit down more seriously and look at what I want to do in the future. Right now, I am just going with it. For sure by December 1st - I need to be practicing by then if I am going to go to Australia and really compete, so I have a few more weeks.''

With all the love on the court under a baking Wailea sun, the reasons for the world of tennis working toward a combined tour for men and women were easy to see.

''Well, they are working towards that, I think,'' Davenport said. ''I want to say next year we have something like 10 or 12 combined events. I think as a fan that is really a win-win situation.

''A tennis fan enjoys the difference in the games between the women and the men. If you buy a ticket, I think you would like to see the top women and the top male stars.''

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nakeseireo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Lindsay:"I'm still undecided about 2009" Davenport, who teamed with the now-retired Morariu to win the Wimbledon women's doubles championship in 1999, has a 1 1/2-year-old son, Jagger, with husband Rick Leach. That has led to speculation that she is near the end of her competitive career, or there already. ''Jagger has definitely made my life more busy,'' she said. ''He is 17 months now and he has a lot of energy. I mean, obviously, it is a lot of work, but he is very high-spirited, a lot of fun, very emotional kid. My husband and I are just having a blast. We definitely want more. I mean, I am 32, so I still have a lot of child-bearing years left. We will reach that point again, but right now we are just enjoying Jagger.'' When her schedule comes up, the three-time major singles champion, who owns 55 career singles titles overall and 37 in doubles, says she is undecided for 2009, but acknowledged that she must make a decision soon - the season begins Jan. 5, and the Australian Open gets under way on Jan. 19. She is currently ranked 36th in the world. ''Nothing is in stone yet,'' Davenport said. ''I really just tried to enjoy this fall, be a mom, be at home. This is actually my first time on the court in 10 weeks. When I get home from here I will have to sit down more seriously and look at what I want to do in the future. Right now, I am just going with it. For sure by December 1st - I need to be practicing by then if I am going to go to Australia and really compete, so I have a few more weeks.'' With all the love on the court under a baking Wailea sun, the reasons for the world of tennis working toward a combined tour for men and women were easy to see. ''Well, they are working towards that, I think,'' Davenport said. ''I want to say next year we have something like 10 or 12 combined events. I think as a fan that is really a win-win situation. ''A tennis fan enjoys the difference in the games between the women and the men. If you buy a ticket, I think you would like to see the top women and the top male stars.'' http://www.mauinews.com/page/content...id/511171.html
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