"Hopefully, as more days go by, if it doesn't flare up, I'll be more and more confident of pushing off it and not really worrying about it," she said. "More than anything, each day that goes by, I just have to keep ... playing the type of tennis that it's going to take to win the tournament, not necessarily just win matches."
Not long ago, she was talking about quitting altogether. After losing to Venus Williams at Wimbledon last month, Davenport said: "It definitely ran through my mind when I was out there that that could be my last singles" match at the All England Club.
In France and England, Davenport said Wednesday, she was "just really frustrated dealing with another injury, another surgery, another layoff. It takes its toll mentally. But I'm really happy I stuck around this summer."
Since winning the 2000 Australian Open -- she also won Wimbledon in 1999 -- Davenport hasn't added another major title, but she has fared well, making two finals and three semifinals at Slams.
The No. 2-seeded Federer, in contrast, hasn't been consistent at all at the big events. Still, he snapped a run of three first-round losses in five majors when he won Wimbledon last month with spectacular all-court play that drew comparisons to Pete Sampras, who formally retired this week.
"These are big names retiring right now. It's been taking a long time now, the changing of the guard," Federer said. "I always thought we were a good group of guys, the youngsters. We've proved it now. We've won Grand Slams."
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