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Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite her never winning a WTA singles title.
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Anna Kournikova may have worked as eye candy on this season’s “The Biggest Loser,” but it seems that wasn’t enough to keep the former tennis ace attached to the hit NBC weight loss show.
Kournikova, who came on board as a host and trainer for the show’s 12th season following Jillian Michaels’ departure, announced this week that she would be not be returning for a full-time role on Season 13.While many were surprised by this news, former trainer on the show, Kim Lyons , was not.“I was absolutely surprised when Anna (was announced to be) the trainer, but I am absolutely not surprised that she is not coming back,” Lyons told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “On 'The Biggest Loser' there's so much that goes into the training and the experience that someone that has 15-20 years of training is absolutely crucial. I have the utmost respect for Anna in the tennis field, as an athlete, and the discipline that it takes to reach her level of playing tennis. However, that does not translate into the most...A New Zealand journalist is facing a possible censure from Australian Open officials after a string of run-ins with Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova , the latest ...
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Tennis star Anna Kournikova's mother has been arrested in Florida and charged with child neglect.A Palm Beach police report says 46-year-old Alla Kournikova left her...
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The agency that represents Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis says the pair is teaming up again at Wimbledon .After long absences from tennis, Kou...
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