Women’s tennis: Davenport keeping busy Down Under

MELBOURNE, Australia - Lindsay Davenport is getting plenty of work

in under her belt at this year’s Australian Open.

Davenport, from Newport Beach, along with her partner Corina Moranio

advanced to fourth-round action in women’s doubles following Monday’s

6-0, 6-1 win over Sabine Appelmans and Rita Grande.

Her doubles win came less than 24 hours after defeating Russia’s Anna

Kournikova, 6-4, 6-3, in singles action.

Davenport will take on Julie Halard-Decugis in quarterfinal action today.

Already with two grand slam titles under her belt (Wimbleton, 1999; U.S.

Open, 1998), Davenport is looking for her first Australian Open title.

Martina Hingis is the three-time defending singles’ champion, while

Hingis and Kournikova won the doubles’ crown last year.