NUSA DUA – Former world number one Lindsay Davenport refuses to plan her retirement, saying she would become “way too emotional” if she played every tournament knowing it was her last.
The 30-year-old Davenport, a winner of three Grand Slams who enjoyed renewed form at the US Open where she reached the quarterfinals, said she was instead taking one tournament at a time. “If I allow myself to think it’s the last time somewhere it would be way too emotional for me,” Davenport said.”This US Open could have been my last one, but if I’d thought about that while playing, I would have been crying and a wreck.”I just try to focus on the tournament because I don’t know what will happen in six months or a year.””I’m constantly looking at signs (of wanting to retire), and (they) haven’t happened yet.I always come back and I don’t know what it will take (for her to retire).”The American, ranked 12 in the world, is confident her renewed form will continue with a strong defence of her title of the Wismilak International on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.Davenport, who has recovered from recent shoulder and back problems, was due to take on Russian Galina Voskoboeva, ranked 87 in the world, Tuesday in her first round match.Davenport is seeded third at the Bali event behind fellow former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time champion at Nusa Dua, and Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder.Others in action yesterday included fourth seed Ana Ivanovic, No.5 Daniela Hantuchova and sixth seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli.Nampa-AFP”If I allow myself to think it’s the last time somewhere it would be way too emotional for me,” Davenport said.”This US Open could have been my last one, but if I’d thought about that while playing, I would have been crying and a wreck.”I just try to focus on the tournament because I don’t know what will happen in six months or a year.””I’m constantly looking at signs (of wanting to retire), and (they) haven’t happened yet.I always come back and I don’t know what it will take (for her to retire).”The American, ranked 12 in the world, is confident her renewed form will continue with a strong defence of her title of the Wismilak International on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.Davenport, who has recovered from recent shoulder and back problems, was due to take on Russian Galina Voskoboeva, ranked 87 in the world, Tuesday in her first round match.Davenport is seeded third at the Bali event behind fellow former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time champion at Nusa Dua, and Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder.Others in action yesterday included fourth seed Ana Ivanovic, No.5 Daniela Hantuchova and sixth seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli.Nampa-AFP
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