Lindsay Davenport, who is a previous World No. 1, has pulled out of the French Open 2008. Out of all the Grand Slam singles , the French Open is the only event that she has not won.
On Tuesday is was stated by the Tournament organizers that the American withdrew for “personal reasons”.
Meghann Shaughnessy and Meilen Tu are two other Americans who also pulled out of the The French Open 2008 due to an injury to her left knee, and a left hip injury respectively.
Davenport’s best performance on the Paris clay-court came when she reached the semifinals in 1998—the same year she won the US Open singles title. The next year she won Wimbledon and the 2000 Australian Open.
Davenport won the French Open doubles title with Mary Joe Fernandez in 1996.
The French Open 2008 will begin on Sunday.
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