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Related: About this forumLindsay Davenport and Nick Bolletteri elected to Tennis Hall of Fame
NEW YORK -- Lindsay Davenport was in the middle of another major life milestone when she found out she had been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The three-time Grand Slam champion got the call when she was in a hospital about to give birth to her fourth child in early January. With daughter Haven nearly 2 months old now, Davenport can start to reflect on the honor.
"Growing up playing tennis, getting to the Hall of Fame was never even in my dreams," she said on a conference call Monday after the class of 2014 was announced. "It seemed a little bit too big for me."
It never occurred to her until after she won her second major title in 1999 and Bud Collins, a Hall of Famer himself, mentioned the possibility. The 37-year-old Davenport is thrilled that at the enshrinement ceremony in Newport, R.I., on July 12, her 6-year-old son Jagger will get to learn about the sport's history. He plays tennis, too.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10544679/lindsay-davenport-elected-tennis-hall-fame
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Never really cared for her.
But I do think the honor is deserved.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I actually like Venus, but really really really don't like Serena, though.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)You have no power here!
TBF
(32,045 posts)as boring as she is. Did Bolletteri ever play or has he just trained a bunch of the greats? I've met Van Der Meer (tennis camp) but never Bolletteri.
Also saw Davenport/Kournikova at a fundraiser years ago. Davenport made a big donation to whatever charity it was - that was nice.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Lindsay always seemed like a nice person...always rooted for her.