Davenport begins singles return
I’ll have to dig up some pics of Jagger.
LINDSAY Davenport’s newborn son Jagger is already collecting his first passport stamps, with his mum taking him to the Far East for the Bali International starting on Monday.
Former world No.1 Davenport, now ranked 112, has rolled back her retirement plans and is returning slowly to the WTA Tour just three months after giving birth.
The three-time grand slam champion won the tropical event on the resort island in 2005 and reached the semi-finals a year ago. After playing one week later in Beijing, she quit tennis, presumably for good.
But plans have changed remarkably for Davenport, travelling with baby and a nanny and hoping to resume her career as a “working mum” after a trial run this month.
The Californian has been quick to set modify her original idea of full-time motherhood, following the example of Austrian Sybille Bammer, the only other mother-player on the circuit.
“I’m back because I felt, why not? I feel like I still am very good at my job and having a child doesn’t mean you have to abandon your career,'’ she said.
She plans to try out the system this autumn and re-evaluate with an eye to ramping up the schedule in 2008.
“There’s not much I can do but practise and play matches. I have to take my lumps and that might include some losses along the way. That’s the road back, it’s uphill.'’
Davenport is playing as a wild card after testing the waters with a doubles appearance in New Haven the week before the US Open.
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