Lindsay Davenport and Nick Bolletteri elected to Tennis Hall of Fame

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NEW YORK -- Lindsay Davenport was in the middle of another major life milestone when she found out she had been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The three-time Grand Slam champion got the call when she was in a hospital about to give birth to her fourth child in early January. With daughter Haven nearly 2 months old now, Davenport can start to reflect on the honor.

"Growing up playing tennis, getting to the Hall of Fame was never even in my dreams," she said on a conference call Monday after the class of 2014 was announced. "It seemed a little bit too big for me."

It never occurred to her until after she won her second major title in 1999 and Bud Collins, a Hall of Famer himself, mentioned the possibility. The 37-year-old Davenport is thrilled that at the enshrinement ceremony in Newport, R.I., on July 12, her 6-year-old son Jagger will get to learn about the sport's history. He plays tennis, too.

http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10544679/lindsay-davenport-elected-tennis-hall-fame

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1. Lindsay was always so blah, personality-wise

Never really cared for her.

But I do think the honor is deserved.

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2. Figures you wouldn't like someone good and decent...

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3. I like Venus.

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4. My point exactly!

I actually like Venus, but really really really don't like Serena, though.

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5. Serena is my fave all-time!

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6. Be gone Satan!

You have no power here!

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7. Lindsay deserves it -

as boring as she is. Did Bolletteri ever play or has he just trained a bunch of the greats? I've met Van Der Meer (tennis camp) but never Bolletteri.

Also saw Davenport/Kournikova at a fundraiser years ago. Davenport made a big donation to whatever charity it was - that was nice.

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8. Pretty sure he only coached...

Lindsay always seemed like a nice person...always rooted for her.