Maria Sharapova was once asked for her thoughts on being compared to Anna Kournikova, and also whether she would quit tennis if things outside the sport - such as modeling - caught her attention.

Maria Sharapova once admitted that she needed to overtake Anna Kournikova to get rid of the comparisons between them. Kournikova is one of the most popular tennis stars, who served as an ...

"When I was coming up, I was compared to Kournikova for many years in my career," said Sharapova, who routed Chinese 21st seed Peng Shuai 6-3, 6-0 to set up a final eight clash with Bouchard.

Because I am the real queen!" she yelled, causing Kournikova to burst into tears. Sharapova is the real queen now. She comes to play -- and no one competes harder or better. She can crush a ...

Even though she can talk with the petulance of a 17-year-old, Wimbledon winner Sharapova combines the beauty, youth and exoticism of Anna Kournikova with a distinctly American flavor -- and ...

Serena Williams, Genie Bouchard, Maria Sharapova, Sloane Stephens and others have all posed for the classic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Anna Kournikova joined that list back in 2004.

When Sharapova first burst onto the scene in 2002, comparisons were instantly drawn with Anna Kournikova, the Russian beauty who retired at just 24. But those comparisons were ill-advised ...

Born in Moscow in 1981, Kournikova did not take long to show potential and aged ten joined the prestigious Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida which boasts Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova and the ...