Davenport, Mauresmo in Heavyweight WTA New Haven Final

While the top players generally don't like to play the week before a slam, tennis fans will receive a treat Saturday in the WTA New Haven final when former No. 1s Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo face off.

Davenport defeated unseeded Russian teen Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-3, while Mauresmo struggled to a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 win over unseeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues to advance to her fourth New Haven final.

"I always play great players in the final here," Davenport said. "Amelie and I played such a close match at Wimbledon, and I'm looking forward to playing her again."

Davenport is looking for extra match play after an extended absence from the tour durung a back injury, and Mauresmo after taking a five-week respite after Wimbledon.

The moniker "former No. 1" will end for Davenport on Monday with the newest release of the WTA Rankings which will show the American ending Maria Sharapova's reign at No. 1 at only one week.

Davenport will have confidence on her side with eight straight wins over the Frenchwoman, leading the total career encounters 9-3.