Davenport News
Risk and rewards
Tuesday June 23, 2009
AS THE stars of the men's game have courted history, the women have had to settle mostly for histrionics. However, Venus Williams' attempt to defend her crown and win a sixth Wimbledon title beginning tonight will help ensure what the locals like to call the "ladies singles championship" is about more than just grunting, shopping and frocks.Ettie: The Intimate Life And Dauntless Spirit Of Lady Desborough
Saturday November 15, 2008
Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough
Richard Davenport-Hines
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, $65Underwear Gig Draws Out The Critical Questions
Wednesday August 27, 2008
THERE'S nothing Australians love more than an Olympian. Except maybe an Olympian in their undies.
underwear company Davenport,Injured Davenport Pulls Out
Friday June 27, 2008
FORMER champion and two-time runner-up Lindsay Davenport may have played at Wimbledon for the last time. The 25th seed last night withdrew with an inflamed right knee, having struggled through her first-round match against Renata Voracova in three painful sets.Davenport Bandaged Like A Mummy
Thursday June 26, 2008
HAVING initially returned so seamlessly from the maternity leave that occupied her for 11 months, Lindsay Davenport's progress has stalled.Davenport Sore, But Says It's A Treat To Be Back
Thursday June 26, 2008
HAVING initially returned so seamlessly from the maternity leave that occupied her for 11 months, Lindsay Davenport's progress has stalled. The former No. 1 has limped into the second round of her comeback Wimbledon with subdued expectations and a sore, heavily bandaged, right knee.Sharapova Crushes Davenport Sharapova Crushes Davenport
Thursday January 17, 2008
NEW mum Lindsay Davenport was disappointed with her game against fifth-seed Maria Sharapova on Rod Laver Arena last night but knew the smile would soon appear back on her face when she got home to see her baby son Jagger sleeping.Mum's The Word, Davenport Exits
Thursday January 17, 2008
IN THE match of the mother and the babe, mum lost. The feel good story of the Australian Open has ended, for seven months after giving birth, former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport's dream was halted in the second round last night by the quintessence of tennis glamour, Maria Sharapova.Working Mum
Monday January 14, 2008
Lindsay Davenport has a constant companion as she travels the comeback trail - her seven-month-old son Jagger. Linda Pearce reports.Davenport Strolls Through Classic Final
Sunday January 6, 2008
THE 4am nappy-changing travails of motherhood would, you could imagine, cause much more stress for Lindsay Davenport than an anti-climactic ASB Classic final.New Mum's A Smash Hit
Monday September 17, 2007
LINDSAY Davenport capped an improbable return to tennis just three months after giving birth with victory at the Bali International yesterday, defeating Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final.Who'd Be An ... Artomologist?
Saturday March 3, 2007
Meet Jane Davenport, the self-proclaimed world's first artomologist. An artomologist photographs insects, she says. "I photograph insects, or any multi-legged thing you might find in the garden, for a living. I've been doing it for about five years. All my studies have to be insects without a backbone - although I am considering breaking out into frogs. The insects are garden guardians. I photograph the insects that help the gardens. Stealth is very important when you are photographing insects - ...Game Over As Pregnant Davenport Pulls Out Of Open
Friday December 15, 2006
LINDSAY Davenport has often discussed her desire to trade tennis for motherhood, and the three-time major winner is about to get her wish.Modernism On The Menu
Saturday June 24, 2006
BOOK REVIEW: A Night at the Majestic: Proust and the Great Modernist Dinner Party of 1922 By Richard Davenport-Hines Faber & Faber, $39.95Back Injury Outs Davenport
Wednesday June 21, 2006
LINDSAY Davenport, a former Wimbledon champion, has withdrawn from this year's championships because of a back injury, while Chris Guccione, tipped by his Davis Cup captain as a potential Wimbledon winner, has failed to reach the second round of qualifying on an otherwise encouraging opening day for the Australians.Davenport Withdraws, Guccione Stumbles
Wednesday June 21, 2006
LINDSAY Davenport, a former Wimbledon champion, has withdrawn from this year's championships due to a back injury, while Chris Guccione, tipped by his Davis Cup captain as a potential Wimbledon winner, has failed to reach the second round of qualifying on an otherwise encouraging opening day for the Australians.Davenport Latest To Back Out Of Main Event
Wednesday June 21, 2006
LINDSAY Davenport, a former Wimbledon champion, has withdrawn from this year's championships due to a back injury, while Chris Guccione, tipped by his Davis Cup captain as a potential Wimbledon winner, has failed to reach the second round of qualifying on an otherwise encouraging opening day for the Australians.Wounded Foes Ready For Big Duel
Tuesday January 24, 2006
JON Leach is recently arrived in Melbourne from Laguna Beach, California, no doubt hoping to see his wife Lindsay Davenport sweep to a second Australian Open title. Today, Leach will be courtside for the final that isn't; the quarter-final that - injury permitting - would be a worthy women's decider.Wounded Former Champions Prepare For Grand Battle
Tuesday January 24, 2006
JON Leach is recently arrived in Melbourne from Laguna Beach, California, no doubt hoping to see his wife Lindsay Davenport sweep to a second Australian Open title, or at the very least a second consecutive final. Today, Leach will be courtside for the final that isn't; the quarter-final that - injury permitting - would be a worthy women's decider.It's The Courts: Davenport In Race To Rebound From Injury
Monday January 23, 2006
Lindsay Davenport has blamed the Rebound Ace surface for the first ankle trauma of her long career, but the Australian Open's top seed is less certain how the injury will affect her in tomorrow's all-star quarter-final against Justine Henin-Hardenne.