Anna Kournikova Post-Baby Body Revealed – A Month After Twins’ Birth

After giving birth to twins now Anna Kournikova has been seen working hard in the gym!

The new mother of twins, who is also 36 years old now, has shared a video of her workout on Instagram. She shared the video on Monday. In the video she is showing off her extension stretches and have captioned the footage “#monday #backatit,” with a flexed bicep emoji. The tennis professional and her longtime partner Enrique Iglesias have been together with her for over a decade and a half, has now welcomed the twins, who is a boy and a girl in December in Miami. The babies are names as named Nicholas and Lucy.
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TENNIS STARS AND TAX HAVEN

Like many other sports, tennis also has its top stars seeking tax haven to get favourable tax conditions.

Common places like Dubai, Switzerland and Monte Carlo are set as residences of the stars because of their tax free statuses.

Reports online show the players setting their residences in countries different from the native ones in order to manage their tax liabilities. Novak Djokovic, GrigorDimitrov, Alexander Zverev, Caroline Wozniacki, Karolina Pliskova, Marin Cilic and many others chose Monte Carlo as their place of residence to tap into the tax incentives.

Others like Lucas Pouille, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Richard Gasqet, BornaCoric and even World No. 1 GarbineMuguruza chose Switzerland as their place of abode. Read more »

CICI BELLIS FLAYS AMERICAN HOPES

American hopeful at the US Open CiCiBellis failed to see through expectations in New York as she lost in the first round.

It is her first appearance at the event but many Americans wanted to see her advance to a certain stage at least.

The 18-year old Next Gen star has been making the waves since 2014 when she became the youngest player to win a game at the Open since Anna Kournikova. The Russian former pro tennis star did hers back in 1996, even though many would remember her for her hot figure and modelling.

Bellis started the match well, blowing the third set from 5-3 to lose 3-6, 6-4, 5-7. She was a bit off as she lost the first set. However, with time she showed a glimmer of brilliance she is known for, winning 6-4. The crowd was excited at the charge turnaround and wanted to see more. Her teen fan club were surely behind her aside the teeming home fans. Read more »

REMEMBERING FORMER STAR ANNA KOURNIKOVA

Anna Kournikova was making the raves years back after bursting on to the scenes in 1998.

She was touted to be the next big star in tennis but she never quite match expectations. Unlike Serena Williams who remains very relevant until date, Kournikova has since fizzled out.

She was a teenager when she broke into the upper echelon of female tennis. At the turn of the new millennium she turned 18, reaching the eighth spot in the WTA rankings. From the tender age of 14-15, she was already established as a star. She represented Russia at the Fed Cup and she reached the last four in Wimbledon 1997. It was eventually her best display at a Grand Slam event before she ‘ghosted’ due to fitness concern. Read more »

ANNA KOURNIKOVA REACHES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF RETIREMENT IN MAY

Anna Kournikova was forced to retire from her professional tennis career in May 2007 at the age of 25 after serious spinal and back problems, including a herniated disk made it impossible for her to continue playing.

2007 till 2017 makes it 1o years since she retired from the sport, May to be precise. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she was finding it hard to win singles titles yet still capturing the imagination of the tennis world due to her beauty.

Unfortunately, since 2004, the Russian has not played in the WTA and even though she is widely celebrated in the tennis world, she never won a singles title. The closest she came to winning one was in 1997 when she reached the Wimbledon Semifinals.

Since the days of Kournikova, women’s tennis has been reduced to a race to be Vanna White with a racket. In recent times, a female tennis player’s worth is now tied to how many products she can push and no longer how well she can play. Read more »

ANNA KOURNIKOVA’S LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT

Ever though she retired back in 2007, the former professional tennis star Anna Kournikova had not competed from 2003.

The retiree had earned a much-deserved name for herself in the history of female athletes. To this day, she remains one of the most popular and frequently Googled athletes of all time.

Made more popular by her beautiful physique and her stunning beauty than for her prowess on the court, the former player had engaged in several endeavors even during her time as an active player on the court. Since her retirement, Kournikova has participated in several charity events and fundraisers, appeared as a guest on a popular television series, and has modeled.

Currently a citizen of America, the former player born in Russia made remarkable progress on the court as soon as she picked up her racket. At a tender age of ten, kournikova had moved to Bradenton, FL., to enable her train with nick Bollettieri at the tennis academy. Read more »