NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP):

Three-time major winner Lindsay Davenport returned to the court after taking almost a year off to have a child, losing a doubles match at the Pilot Pen to the top team in the world yesterday.

Davenport and partner Lisa Raymond were beaten by Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-7 (1), 6-3 and 10-4 in the match tie-breaker. But for Davenport, it wasn't all about winning or losing.

"It was fun to be back," she said. "Obviously, this is the first step in a long process."

She had not played since last September and gave birth to her first child, Jagger Jonathan Leach, in June. She plans to return to singles play next month at a tournament in Bali.

"I feel I'm still very good at my job and having a child doesn't mean you have to abandon all your career and everything," she said. "I feel like while he's this young, and so far this good, I can drag him around the world and try and do what I still love to do."

Davenport lamented having to play the top seeds in the first round. Black and Huber have already won six doubles titles this year, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

UPSET

There was an upset in the women's singles as qualifier Agnes Szavay of Hungary upset second-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-3 on in the second round. It was the first time Hantuchova, ranked No. 10 in the world, has faced the 41st-ranked Szavay.

Third-seeded Marion Bartoli of France defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals.