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Aces and Faults: Lindsay Davenport Talks More than Tennis

After a couple of months of media silence, Lindsay Davenport has finally decided to let her fans know about just how disappointing the last several months have been for her. The New York Times has a great tell-all article from Davenport in which she discusses the mysterious injury that kept her out of Wimbledon, her controversy with the WTA Tour leadership about her desire to play at San Diego and Montreal, and her thoughts on her future. (Davenport Tries to Overcome Disappointment as Well as Injury)

Ladies Court is blogging about Ralph Lauren’s new “Virtual Window Shop” for the US Open. (Window Shopping for U.S. Open)

Matthew Cronin at TennisReporters has a feeling that Anna Kournikova may return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and play doubles with Martina Hingis. (What I Think About. . . Anna Kournikova)

Diana Ross will be singing during the opening night ceremony of the US Open next week. (Diana Ross to perform at US Open)

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour website has announced that Justine Henin-Hardenne and Amelie Mauresmo have qualified for the season-ending Championships in Madrid, Spain. (Henin-Hardenne, Mauresmo Qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships)

Yesterday’s highlights at the Pilot Pen included Sun Tiantian taking out No. 6 seed Patty Schnyder in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 and Nathalie Dechy retiring against Samantha Stosur with a thigh strain. Lindsay Davenport will be playing her operning match against Katarina Srebotnik this afternoon, and Svetlana Kuznetsova will be up against Tatiana Golovin in one of the evening matches.

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