Russian-born Anna Kournikova's athletic ability and diva
made her one of the best known players on the women's
professional tennis circuit in the 1990's. It's too bad
injuries forced her into early retirement, but, Anna's love
of the game and desire to help children brought her back to
the court - and that's what we should be seeing more of from
pro athletes - giving back.
Anna Kournikova was known on
the women's circuit as the best player to never win a
singles title. People give her a bad rap for just being a
pretty face, but how many models do you know make it into
the top 10 in any athletic event? It's darn tough for anyone
to make it, let alone one with a pretty face and a generous
heart. She played her last WTA tour match in 2003 after a
series of back and spine injuries, and stress fractures in
her feet.
But Kournikova was not ready to quit playing
tennis. She joined World Team Tennis (WTT), an innovative
co-ed league founded by tennis Hall-of-Famer Billie Jean
King of the United States 35 years ago. The league plays a
short three-week season in July, with 10 teams across the
United States and players from 16 countries.
The
29-year-old Kournikova plays for the St. Louis Aces and she
told VOA Sports about her eighth WTT season.
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made her one of the best known players on the women's
professional tennis circuit in the 1990's. It's too bad
injuries forced her into early retirement, but, Anna's love
of the game and desire to help children brought her back to
the court - and that's what we should be seeing more of from
pro athletes - giving back. Anna Kournikova was known on
the women's circuit as the best player to never win a
singles title. People give her a bad rap for just being a
pretty face, but how many models do you know make it into
the top 10 in any athletic event? It's darn tough for anyone
to make it, let alone one with a pretty face and a generous
heart. She played her last WTA tour match in 2003 after a
series of back and spine injuries, and stress fractures in
her feet. But Kournikova was not ready to quit playing
tennis. She joined World Team Tennis (WTT), an innovative
co-ed league founded by tennis Hall-of-Famer Billie Jean
King of the United States 35 years ago. The league plays a
short three-week season in July, with 10 teams across the
United States and players from 16 countries. The
29-year-old Kournikova plays for the St. Louis Aces and she
told VOA Sports about her eighth WTT season.
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