Lindsay wins at Amelie's cost
AFP, Filderstadt
Lindsay Davenport closed in on Amelie Mauresmo's world number one ranking Sunday when the top seeded Frenchwoman was forced to retire injured in the final of the 650,000-dollar WTA event here. Mauresmo withdrew after losing the first set 2-6 with a recurring left-thigh strain, handing a 45th career title and a luxury Porsche car to second seed Davenport. The 25-year-old Frenchwoman had assured her world number one spot by winning Saturday's semifinals, but Davenport is now just 15 points behind and could reclaim the spot she last held in June 2001 after the Kremlin Cup in Moscow next week. "I couldn't move so I preferred to stop," said Mauresmo. "Except for this injury I was playing great and really enjoying it. It's a bit disappointing because I wanted to play a great match with Lindsay, but that's the way it is."
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