Davenport marks return with a win

FORMER champions Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport advanced to the second round at Wimbledon in contrasting styles.

Third seed Sharapova, the winner in 2004 aged just 17, eased past qualifier Stephanie Foretz 6-1 6-4, while 1999 champion Davenport battled past Renata Voracova in three sets.

Davenport missed Wimbledon in 2006 through injury and announced her retirement in December that year after learning she was pregnant with her first child. However, the American returned to the tour in 2007 after the birth of son Jagger and is back at the All England Club for the first time in three years despite suffering from a knee injury.