U.S. women's tennis will be losing one of its stars next season. Lindsay Davenport says she will be retiring from the game after she gives birth to her first child, according to a Reuters news report.
There has been speculation for some time that Davenport would follow fellow tennis icon Andre Agassi into retirement. The three-time grand slam winner missed most of the 2006 season because of a back injury, but managed to make the quarter finals at the U.S. Open. "I hate the word 'retirement', but this season was such a struggle physically for me and I can't imagine playing again," she told ESPN.
Davenport began her tennis career in 1993. While she says she doesn't feel any sadness about leaving behind the sport, she is looking forward to her future with her husband and child.
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