Pregnant Davenport pulls out of Australian Open

Source: Agencies | 2008-12-18 | ONLINE EDITION

TRIPLE grand slam winner Lindsay Davenport is pregnant with her second child and has pulled out of next month's Australian Open.

The 32-year-old former world number one will be off the tour indefinitely.

"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 yesterday.

The American returned to the tour last year after giving birth to her first child and has since won four titles.

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