"She personified the country": Anna Kournikova - 40
2021-06-08T17:21:01.789Z
June 7 marks the 40th anniversary of the famous Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova. The future eighth racket of the world was born in Moscow in the family of a wrestler and tennis coach, and from the age of 5 her life was completely devoted to tennis. At 14, Kournikova received professional status and was soon called up to the Russian national team to participate in the Federation Cup. In singles, Kournikova has won two ITF tournaments and the Wimbledon semi-finals. At the same time, in pairs, she became a two-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments, and also rose to the top line of the rating.
Source: russiart