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Wimbledon comeback: Lindsay Davenport teams with Bob Bryan for mixed-doubles win

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Returning to Wimbledon gave Lindsay Davenport a slight case of stage fright.The three-time Grand Slam champion overcame her butterflies and teamed with Bob Bryan to win in the first round of mixed doubles Friday, beating Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Alla Kudryavtseva 7-6 (3), 6-3.The tournament is Davenport's first since the 2008 U.S. Open, when she reached the third round in singles and doubles."I'm a little nervous and stressed out," she said with a laugh. "I was getting sick to my stomach before we went out there, like, 'What are we doing?' But I miss having a purpose at home on some days, so it was fun getting up to practice for this."Davenport, 34, is the mother of two. She won the singles title at Wimbledon in 1999."It's a comeback, but it's not like a full-on comeback," she said. "It's doubles.""Double dipping," Bryan said.Davenport plans to play women's doubles in two tournaments this summer in her native California, but has no tour events on her schedule ...

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