Davenport withdraws due to knee injury

WIMBLEDON, England - Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a knee injury.

The 1999 Wimbledon champion was due to play Gisela Dulko in the second round on Thursday, but withdrew hours before the match, a WTA Tour official said.

On Tuesday, in her first match at Wimbledon since 2005, Davenport hobbled past Renata Voracova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

The 32-year-old Davenport had been idle for two months after sitting out the clay-court season. She withdrew from a warmup tournament at Eastbourne last week.

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Hingis to play Novotna in rematch of '97 Wimbledon final

LIVERPOOL, England -- Martina Hingis, banned from the WTA Tour for two years for testing positive for cocaine, will play an exhibition match against Jana Novotna during the Liverpool International tournament on Friday.

Organizers are billing it a rematch of the 1997 Wimbledon final. Hingis tested positive after a third-round exit at Wimbledon last year.

Hingis, a former No. 1 player and winner of five Grand Slams, retired for the second time last November, a day after her doping violation was made public. She denied using cocaine.

The International Tennis Federation disqualified Hingis' results from Wimbledon and other tournaments last year. She forfeited ranking points gained and $129,481 in prize money.

She's banned from competitive tennis until October, 2009.

Her 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Novotna at Wimbledon in 1997 was one of the three majors she won that season. Only a loss in the French Open final prevented a season Grand Slam.