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Lindsay Davenport and the mother of all returns*


I love tennis and started to get back into the game after my third child was born.  There is no better way to get in shape than taking tennis three times a week during the summer, playing outdoors, while breastfeeding.

And so I really love this story about Lindsay Davenport at Wimbledon – bless her, she was 31 when she had her son and I was 31 when I had my first.  But I can’t imagine gearing up for a grand slam event – other than a trifecta of laundry, dishes and sleep.

From the Los Angeles Times:

Asked if she foresaw this Wimbledon, Lindsay Davenport said, “I did not. It’s a real treat, a real honor and privilege. . . . You know, I’ve had some of my greatest memories here. What started off as a Grand Slam that I probably liked the least definitely turned into the one I liked the most in the latter part of my career.”

Fielding a question about male players with children, Davenport cracked, “It’s probably easier for a guy to come back after having a child.”

They’re in a five-bedroom house just up the road in Wimbledon Village — player, husband, coach, mother, nanny and 1-year-old son Jagger, and they’re all about the village, Ann recommending both the Indian restaurant and the Mediterranean on the corner.

And, btw, she won Tuesday in three sets.

* Phrase originally seen in this article.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:34 pm June 26th, 2008 in Sports, Women 

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One Response to “Lindsay Davenport and the mother of all returns*”

  1. 1 Carole Cohen on June 26th, 2008 11:16 pm

    I was really into tennis for a long time too! (not sure I could play now!) I remember playing in St. Louis with a visiting friend. She was 9 months+ pregnant and said ‘let’s play.’ I was freaked but we played three games. She had the baby about a week later and thankfully NOT on the court! I love this Davenport story. And I miss Martina. Ok I am dating myself :-)

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