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.

Sharapova and Kournikova were both mentored by the late veteran coach Nick Bollettieri and were good friends during their early days. Sharapova began her training at Bollettieri's academy in ...

"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.

Eisenbud sought to distinguish Sharapova from Anna Kournikova, perhaps the world's most recognised tennis star in the late 90s. "Kournikova was blonde and Russian and everybody wanted to make the ...

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 ...

While we were turning 21 and having our first beers, Kournikova was already retiring from an impressive career. Where Is ...

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 ...

Seles clammed up - and eventually lost the tournament to Steffi Graf. Seles would have been a formative influence when today's grunters - Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova, the Williams sisters among ...

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.