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Ailing Davenport withdraws from Bank of the West Classic
July 15, 2006
PALO ALTO, California (Ticker) - Lindsay Davenport still is hampered by a bad back.
A three-time Grand Slam champion, Davenport on Saturday withdrew from the Bank of the West Classic, which will be held on the Stanford University campus beginning July 24.
Sidelined since mid-March with a back injury, Davenport has won the $600,000 event three times, most recently two years ago. She will be replaced in the draw by Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine.
The hardcourt tournament is one of a handful of West Coast events that the California native uses to tune-up for the U.S. Open, which starts August 28.
The U.S. Open champion in 1998, Davenport reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadow last year before losing to Russian Elena Dementieva.
I had hoped to see her there for her first tourney back.
J-man
Not good news for her Tennis Career
x.doublea
Yes, this isn't good. I don't want this back injury to be her career killer (like how it's being Agassi's career killer).
J-man
Could be a next year retirement
x.doublea
If this keeps up, and she has a bad US Open, it might be this year, which will be sad...the true ending to an era....
