Davenport braced for battle of the ages as mum faces teenager

   The unseeded Davenport, who became a mother in June, earned her spot against the rising 17-year-old Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 quarter-final victory over Italian Sara Errani.

     The sixth-seeded Paszek joined in on a rout of the top two seeds as she beat number two Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-1, 6-3. New Zealand's Marina Erakovic boosted local hopes with an unexpected display, upsetting top seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).

     Davenport - who travels with her son, Jagger, and a nanny and plans to return to the Australian Open after less than a year away from the game - sports a 14-year age gap with her next opponent.

     "You have to throw age out the window," said the Californian, a three-time Grand Slam winner.

      The American lost her first service game against Errani but rallied to lift the first set with eight aces before consolidating in the second after 57 minutes