Some advice to Mary Joe Fernandez

Last week, Lindsay Davenport and Liezel Huber won the doubles in Stanford. The common headline about that win is that it was good to see Lindsay back on the court and winning. I think it means more than that.

The American Fed Cup team has tended to consist of the trio of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and doubles specialist Huber, along with some random up-and-comer who won't play a match. Assuming the Williams sisters opt out on playing yet another Fed Cup tie come November--which is essentially a given these days--, there would be no reason for Fernandez not to choose Lindsay Davenport as the fourth member of the Fed Cup team. She could possibly play doubles with Huber--though Mattek-Sands has teamed up with Huber successfully as well--and even be a possibility to play singles.

Even if Lindsay might not be able to move much anymore, that was never her strongpoint. The reports have said that she is still hitting the ball like she always has. And who wouldn't be afraid of seeing her on the other side of the court? Having her on the team doesn't even mean she has to play, but if Mattek-Sands or Oudin lays a stinker in her first rubber, Lindsay would be a viable replacement.