Teen talent has played second fiddle to know how at Wimbledon with 29-year-old Lindsay Davenport taking on 25-year-old Venus Williams in an all-American Centre Court showdown on Saturday. Between them Davenport and Williams have won seven Grand Slam titles, but the formers last triumph was in 2000 at the Australian Open and the latter's the US Open in 2001.
This time last year, both appeared to be past their best. Davenport left the All-England club seriously pondering retirement, while Williams was a shadow of her former self, riddled by injuries and disracted by her outside interests.
But in the space of 12 months, Davenport has once again taken the world No 1 spot, while Williams has used her love of the Wimbledon grass to reignite her passion.