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Former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport said Wednesday she would continue playing but had yet to make a decision on next year.
The 30-year-old American lost 6-4, 6-4 to Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium in a US Open quarter-final tie that was her 16th consecutive appearance at Flushing Meadows.
Davenport has struggled with a back injury all year and has indicated several times in the past that she was considering retirement.
But she said after losing for the seventh straight time to Henin-Hardenne that she had yet to decide what the future holds for her.
"I have no idea, you know," she said when asked if this had been her last US Open.
"Twelve months is obviously a long time away but at this point I have no idea.
"I feel good. I'm happy with the way I've been playing the last few weeks considering that I hadn't played in four and a half months."
The 1998 US Open champion said that she would head to Bali, Indonesia in the next day or two to take part in a WTA tournament there next week and would follow up by playing in Beijing.
"Then I'm not sure what's going to happen after that. I'm not positive if I'm going to Europe or not. Just kind of see how I feel."
As for next year, Davenprt said she would decide by mid-November or early December whether she would play in the Australian Open in January.
"At that point I'd have to be practising and working out full-time to go."
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