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Davenport considers quitting
Lindsay Davenport has admitted she is seriously considering
retirement because she does not want to become a "perennial
quarter-finalist".
The former world number one won only one tournament last year
and was beaten in the last eight of the Australian Open by
Justine Henin-Hardenne.
"Definitely, I think about it more now than I ever have,"
said Davenport.
"The last two years I don't really feel like I've been that
competitive in the top four or five."
The 27-year-old won the 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000
Australian Open titles but has endured a barren spell in Grand
Slams since that Melbourne triumph.
"I haven't had one of those really big wins in a Grand Slam
situation and I've stopped winning as many titles as I used
to," said Davenport.
"Definitely, it just gets a little bit more frustrating
because for a few years, from 1997 until I had my knee
surgery (in January 2002), I don't think I was out of the
top three or four."
Davenport admitted that her Grand Slam drought, combined
with a happy marriage, had made her consider her future plans.
"You know, as well as being married, not being as successful
also weighs a little bit on that decision," said Davenport,
who married investment banker Jon Leach in April 2003.
"But at the end of the day, every time I think about it, I
still like to play and I still think at this stage of my life
I would be a little bit lost without tennis.
"As soon as I feel like I've put absolutely everything into
it, then I'll probably walk away.
"I don't know when that will be but certainly last year, I
thought about it an awful lot."
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