Davenport Caps Comeback with Bali Win; Beijing Next
Posted on September 17, 2007Motherhood hasn't slowed down former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who won the Bali title Sunday with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over No. 2 Daniela Hantuchova to claim the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic.
Davenport entered the week at No. 234 on the WTA Tour Rankings after nearly a year off to have her first child.
"It's crazy," said Davenport, who earlier in the week toppled top seed and world No. 3 Jelena Jankovic. "Maybe the pregnancy gave me some magical powers, I don't know. I was definitely getting tired there in the second set but was able to re-group and get a second or third wind for the third set. That was important. I don't know exactly where that came from, but I definitely felt a little bit fresher in the third than I did in the second."
Davenport won her 52nd career singles title, improving to 52-38 in career finals. Hantuchova falls to 1-1 in singles finals this year (winning at Indian Wells) and 2-5 career.
"I think I used the right tactics, but it just didn't work out," said the willowy Slovak. "All the credit to her and how she was playing. She was serving great. Maybe I was trying for too much and that's where the errors started coming. Against a player like that, you can't really afford to do that."
Davenport is unseeded again this week at Beijing, where she faces a qualifier in the first round.
Davenport entered the week at No. 234 on the WTA Tour Rankings after nearly a year off to have her first child.
"It's crazy," said Davenport, who earlier in the week toppled top seed and world No. 3 Jelena Jankovic. "Maybe the pregnancy gave me some magical powers, I don't know. I was definitely getting tired there in the second set but was able to re-group and get a second or third wind for the third set. That was important. I don't know exactly where that came from, but I definitely felt a little bit fresher in the third than I did in the second."
Davenport won her 52nd career singles title, improving to 52-38 in career finals. Hantuchova falls to 1-1 in singles finals this year (winning at Indian Wells) and 2-5 career.
"I think I used the right tactics, but it just didn't work out," said the willowy Slovak. "All the credit to her and how she was playing. She was serving great. Maybe I was trying for too much and that's where the errors started coming. Against a player like that, you can't really afford to do that."
Davenport is unseeded again this week at Beijing, where she faces a qualifier in the first round.