Davenport pulls out of Stanford with knee injury

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Lindsay Davenport's troublesome right knee forced her withdrawal from the Bank of the West Classic on Monday.

It's the third time in six weeks the former No. 1 player in the world pulled out of a tournament.

Davenport was scheduled to play eighth-seeded Francesca Schiavone in a first-round match Tuesday evening, but dropped out after warming up Monday. A three-time winner of the event, Davenport was attempting to play for the first time since pulling out of her second-round match at Wimbledon.

The 32-year-old Davenport also dropped out of the Eastbourne tournament on June 16, citing the same injury.

"The Bank of the West has been one of my favorite tournaments to play throughout my career," Davenport said in a statement. "Unfortunately, my knee has not healed sufficiently since Wimbledon to allow me to compete."

A three-time Grand Slam champion, Davenport previously won the Bank of the West Classic in 1998, '99 and 2004.

Qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada replaced Davenport in the draw and will play Schiavone.

SOURCE: Tennis.com

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WIMBLEDON, England - Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a knee injury.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

SOURCE: Yahoo

Injured Davenport aims to play Wimbledon

EASTBOURNE, England (AP)—Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the International Women’s Open on Tuesday with a knee injury, but expects to compete at Wimbledon.

Davenport, who was set to play in her first event since defaulting from her semifinal match against Maria Sharapova at Amelia Island in April, won the Eastbourne title in 2001, and Wimbledon in 1999.

“I am very disappointed to be unable to compete here but I unfortunately injured my right knee in practice over the weekend and was unable to recover in time for today’s match,” Davenport said in a brief statement released by Eastbourne organizers. “I look forward to it getting better and resting and, of course, being able to play next week at Wimbledon.”

Davenport, who has three Grand Slam singles titles, returned to the WTA Tour in August last year after an 11-month absence to have a baby. She has played only seven tournaments this year, winning titles at Auckland in January and Memphis in March.

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