Lindsay Davenport reached her third final in four tournaments since her comeback with a 6-4 6-3 victory over sixth seed Tamira Paszek at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

Note that this was Davenport’s 17th win out of 18 matches since her return. Impressive! And now she’s only one match away from winning her 54th career title.

In the final, Davenport will meet unseeded Aravane Rezai of France, who ended the surprise run of home wildcard Marina Erakovic 6-3 7-5. (source: Reuters, photo: Yellowballin’)

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When I found this photo of little Lindsay Davenport playing tennis I was very pleased that my collection, that could be called "Photos of Female Tennis Players When They Were Kids", is getting richer (slowly but surely). I've already published young pictures of Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijsters, and Monica Seles.

(image of Lindsay found at WTA World)

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Former world number one Lindsay Davenport recently talked about her calendar plans for 2008 and Roland Garros is a tournament she will most certainly skip. Davenport, a mother of a five-month-old Jagger, plans to take part in three Grand Slams in 2008 – the Australian Open and Wimbledon are a priority, while she’ll play at the US Open if everything goes according to plan.

“My goals are to be able to play the Australian Open, to get to Wimbledon, play the Olympics and obviously I would love to play the US Open one more time,” said the 31-year-old American. “The French Open has always been a tough grand slam for me and I am not positive I will go there.”

Davenport will start the next season at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. (source: On the Baseline, photo: Bell Challenge)

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American Lindsay Davenport continues her dream comeback with a 6-4 6-1 win over third-seeded Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine at the Bell Challenge in Canada. The former world number one claimed her second WTA title in three events since her return to action after a year out when she gave birth to her son Jagger.

The Bell Challenge title is Davenport’s 53rd, which puts her in the eighth place on the all-time singles title list, where she is tied with Monica Seles. Davenport is projected to break back into the Top 80 with her win at Quebec City.

Davenport’s comeback is fascinating, but she is aware of the fact that beating Henin or one of the Williams sisters will be a huge challenge. Still, who knows, she did beat a top player since the comeback. To win the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, the 31-year-old American overcame both Jelena Jankovic and Daniela Hantuchova. (source: BBC)

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Former world number one Lindsay Davenport advanced to the Bell Challenge final Saturday with a 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 win over second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia. In the title match Davenport will face third-seeded Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine, who overcame an injured right ankle to beat American qualifier Julie Ditty 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Davenport is playing in her third singles tournament since the birth of her son Jagger in June, and is already seeking her second title since the comeback. Sounds impressive. (photos via Bell Challenge)

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