KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Jagger doesn't quite appreciate what his mom is doing right now since he's still a couple of months away from his first birthday. But with that cute little smile and giggle, it's almost as if he knows exactly what's going on.
Jagger is Lindsay Davenport's son, and on Sunday at the Sony Ericsson Open, he witnessed a proud moment for his mom.
Davenport, beginning the second chapter of her career, took a huge step in her comeback with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against No. 2 seed Ava Ivanovic. Davenport, the No. 32 seed, overwhelmed Ivanovic and looked like the dominating player she was back in 1998 when she was the top player in the world.
Now, at 31, Davenport wasn't supposed to be here, moving on in the tournament and making other players nervous. Instead, she's become the story of the tennis world.
All she hopes is that one day Jagger will remember just how good mom was.
"I don't know at what age they understand," Davenport said. "Even the memories that I know he can't really remember from this point. We've got so many wonderful pictures and a lot of opportunities. Hopefully, if we keep going well, he'll have some glimpse and a remembrance of where he was and what we were doing the first few years of his life."
Davenport has become an inspiration to women everywhere. She is proving you can have a successful career, pause to start a family, and then resume your profession at a high level.
Davenport left tennis at the end of the '06 season with her legacy quite secure. She had won 51 WTA singles titles, three Grand Slam championships and plenty of money.
But after giving birth to Jagger last June, she decided there was still more tennis to play. Her husband, Jon Leach, encouraged her to return, and so far it's worked out.
Already this year, Davenport has won tournaments at Auckland, New Zealand and at Memphis. But she called beating Ivanovic "the biggest win I've had since coming back" because of the Serb's high ranking.
"In this comeback, I thought I'd make a fool of myself," Davenport said. "I've done pretty well for my age and for what I've been through. Obviously days like today just give me more incentive to keep going."
It hasn't been easy raising an infant and working on tennis. Davenport admits she doesn't spend as much time working out and practicing as she used to.
And her challenges have changed, from focusing on her fourth-round opponent -- No. 13 seed Dinara Safina -- to hoping Jagger sleeps through the night. Sometimes he even talks in his sleep, which could be tiring when your mom is a world-class athlete.
