Just days after we learnt that Lindsay Davenport would compete at the 2009 Australian Open, the news comes out that the American is pregnant with second child, and is therefore setting her career aside.

"Of course this unexpected but exciting surprise now means I will be putting tennis on hold for the foreseeable future," Davenport said in a statement issued Wednesday by her agent.

Davenport has a son, Jagger, who was born in June 2007. The three-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world number one then returned to the tour and added another four titles to her resume. (source: ESPN, photo: Getty Images)

Jelena Dokic’s hopes of competing at the 2009 Australian Open are still alive. The former world four eased past Marija Mirkovic 6-4 6-2 which confirmed the former world number four's place in Friday’s quarterfinals.

Jelena Dokic lost to 16-year-old Monika Wejnert in her second round-robin match on Tuesday, and had to overcome her next opponent, Marija Mirkovic, if she wanted to advance to the Australian Open wildcard play-off quarterfinals. (source: Australian Open, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Former world number four Jelena Dokic, who is working hard on her comeback, got upset on the second day of the round-robin Australian Open wildcard play-off.

The 25-year-old Dokic, who previously defeated Gold Coast teenager Sophie Letcher 6-3 6-0, fell to an emerging Australian talent Monica Wejnert 4-6 6-3 6-4 on day two, and so Dokic's hopes of obtaining a wildcard into Australian Open 2009 took a step back.

The field is divided into four groups, with the top two in each group progressing to the quarterfinals on Friday. Dokic's next opponent is Marija Mirkovic. (via Tennis Australia, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Lindsay Davenport is on the entry list for the 2009 Australian Open which clearly means she’s delaying her hinted second retirement.

The 32-year-old American has not played a tournament since the US Open in September, but is entering the first Grand Slam next season.

The 2000 Australian Open champion has had a very lucrative comeback, winning four titles since returning in September 2007. (photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Maria Sharapova is expected to defend her Australian Open title in the Nike dress shown in the first picture. The asymmetrical white outfit is what the Russian is supposed to wear after the 2009 Australian Open.

Both pieces should look good on Maria. The dresses are not as glamorous as we're used to from the Russian, but those soft colors will suit her very well. (via Forty Deuce)

This pink Nike dress is what Serena Williams is supposed wear at the 2009 Australian Open.

The model certainly doesn’t even nearly present how the dress will look on Serena, but we can see that Nike went with classic look, similar to what we’re used to from adidas’ designs. Nothing extraordinary, but nice.

By the way, this was Serena’s last year’s outfit for the Australian Open. I find that one from 2008 more inventive than this new piece.

Lindsay Davenport may skip the 2009 Australian Open, being troubled by a knee injury. The former world No.1 has not competed since the 2008 US Open and may even not play again professionally.

The news is according to Linda Pearce from The Age:

Lindsay Davenport is not expected to contest January's Australian Open. Still troubled by a knee injury, the 2000 champion at Melbourne Park is considered unlikely to play at tour-level again, having made a comeback in 2007 following the birth of her first child, Jagger.

Davenport gave retirement hints last year, while withdrawing from Wimbledon with the knee injury.

The American has won four singles titles since returning to tennis in 2007. She was awarded Comeback Player of the Year by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in March. (via On the Baseline)

The Australian Open has released its official television commercial for the 2009 event. The ad is featuring last year’s finalists Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic, plus a bit of Serena Williams. Of course, top men’s tennis players also appear in the ad.