Lindsay Davenport and Nick Bolletteri elected to Tennis Hall of Fame [View all]

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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.

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