It was a very pregnant and glowing Lindsay Davenport who appeared at The Billies on Wednesday night, taking the stage first during a grand parade of champions then later with Jimmy Connors as an award presenter. But before the show, Lyndsay, the former number one and three-time grand slam winner, stopped by to chat for a few minutes about her pregnancy, Serena's comeback, and, of course, Billie Jean King.

"When I was about 15 or 16 and first started playing on the tour, I really got an appreciation for Billie Jean - at first because of what she has done for tennis and how she paved the way for players like myself to be fortunate enough to earn a living. The more time you spend with Billie and the more you're around it, you learn that she really kind of paved the way for all women's sports and all female athletes by fighting for what she believed in."

On Serena: 'Oh, I'm so happy for her. I've always loved her and I was so excited for her at the Australian Open and everything she's done since."

On her future playing plans: 'I don't know, I haven't decided. I don't know what it's like to have a baby, obviously, so we'll see what I can manage. Hopefully! We like to think we can do it all so we'll see what happens."
She doesn't know if she is having a boy or a girl ("Everything in our house is green") and has only discussed names a couple of times with her husband. She's due on June 25, "right around Wimbledon."