Sleepdeprived's Miami pics / Charlotte news / Miami info / Anna and Enrique - new pics
I still don't know any exhibition results from the Mercedes Benz Classic in Miami from May 21st but "Sleepdeprived" (member of Official Messageboard) once again was so kind to make MANY HQ pictures from Anna :-)))) Thanx very very much! See the pictures at the Official Messageboard's Members Photos
>> "Eye of Sleepdeprived"-Thread (starting at Post #244)
Charlotte news:
As previously reported, Anna will play at an
exhibition at Charlotte at noon on May 28, 2005. A
tennis court including grandstands has been
installed across from Lowe's Motor Speedway. Anna
will be playing against NASCAR drivers Jamie
McMurray and Elliot Sadler.
PLUS: After this exhibition match, Anna, NICK
BOLLETTIERI (her first US coach, do you remember?)
and Ronnie Robinson will lead a tennis clinic,
exhibition and fan participation.
Read more
Thanx to "LlewellynOfGoleta"
Miami info: Anna
played a Singles match vs Jana Novotna at the
Mercedes-Benz Classic and lost - result unknown.
Afterwards she teamed up with John McEnroe (wore
Florida Panthers-shirt) in the Mixed Doubles match.
Anna and Enrique - new pics:
Anna and Enrique posed for photographers at The Park
Sports Club at
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in South
Florida. See the pictures at
Getty Images (select "All Images" and search for
"Kournikova")
May 23, 2005
Miami event?
Well, the Mercedes Benz Classic has already taken place more than 1 day ago but for some reasons I cannot access the official Messageboard which is my No.1 news source as well! Am I the only one with this problem or do you have the same problem?!?!?! All I could find so fare are some pictures at Getty Images (search for "kournikova", select "All Images" and "Any Date") - lovely Anna played in 2 different shirts, very sweet.
May 21, 2005
Miami news / training pics
Tonight at 7:00pm local (1:00am saturday morning CET) Anna will be playing at the Mercedes Benz Classic, the tennis exhibition at the Office Depot Center in Miami. Read more
Thanx to "halfwaye"
training pics: Check out the most recent
pictures
from Anna in training dress - these pictures are
just a few days old and Anna simply looks amazing.
Thanx very much "thalya_I"
PERSONAL COMMENT: I love Anna in practise clothes and hopefully we'll see many many HQ pictures from the upcoming exhibitions ("Sleepdeprived", we count on you :-)
May 20, 2005
Be Anna's towel boy/girl / Miami-infos & AKFS honored / Charlotte-exhibition / Anna + Enrique news
The Sacramento Capitals (the team Anna joins in the 2005 WTT season) offer a contest to be Anna's towel boy/girl on their match vs the Houston Wranglers at Allstatet Tennis Stadium on July 12th. What will the winner receive? He/she will get a photo together with Anna and a signed towel. ALL ages can take part in the contest. Just write a 200-word email essay - follow this link
Thanx to "LlewellynOfGoleta"
PERSONAL COMMENT: I would really love to get the
opportunity to see Anna LIVE once again - but it
makes no sense for me to write an email to the
address given because there's no way for me to fly
to Miami at that time :-(((
Even more frustrating fact: Tomorrow it's exactly 3
(!!!) years ago since I've seen Anna live...at the
Strasbourg-WTA-tournament
Miami-infos & AKFS honored:
Check out
this
pdf-file below to get
a) Infos about the players who participate in the
tennis event in Miami on May 21, 2005 and
b) see that the AKFS (Anna Kournikova Forever Site)
has been picked as the best Anna-Website in the
World :-)))))
Charlotte-exhibition:
Anna's next exhibition will take place in Charlotte
at noon on May 28, 2005. Anna will be playing before
the Coca-Cola 600 (NASCAR) and the tennis court has
been built at the corner of the speedway!!! Anna's
opponents are NASCAR drivers Elliott Sadler and
Jamie McMurray. This
exhibition is part of 4 days of celebrity sports
activities at the site.
Read more
Thanx to "halfwaye"
PERSONAL COMMENT: Sounds kind of strange to me...somehow! Tennis at a Nascar-event? Well, I think this wouldn't work here in Germany.
Anna + Enrique news:
As you can see on
Wireimage, Anna and Enrique ate at Sugo at The
Sanctuary Hotel in Miami Beach on May 15, 2005. Both
posed for a few pictures, on some of them you see
Anna and Enrique posing together with restaurant
owner Keith Menin.
PLUS: Both were spotted downing dogs at Dogma
Grill on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami on Saturday,
May 14, 2005.
Thanx to "halfwaye"
May 15, 2005
AK+EI to wed on 24th birthday??
According to Daily Record-article Anna's grandma (her name is Anna as well) told friends that Anna and Enrique will tie the knot in a quiet ceremony in Miami on June 7th. Reportedly, both want to start a family and now the combine the wedding and birthday party. Report
Thanx to "hit4six2.0"
May 14, 2005
ANNA TALKS ABOUT AFTER-PRO-LIFE
It's May 14th, 2005 - today I finally read the clearest sentences Anna ever stated about her RETIREMENT as a Pro Tennis player. In her article she wrote for ELLE magazine (June 2005 US-issue) you can read this:
"though my work and life are still very much in
the spotlight, I'm suddenly facing the real issues
of a nonprofessional athlete"...
..."Finally I can risk some new activities (such as
rock climbing or Yogalates) without fearing that
I'll get hurt and be sidelined"...
..."My shoulders and arms began getting bulky, and I
looked like a football player. With my body type I
tend to build muscle rapidly, and my goal was to
look feminine and slender"...
..."Usually I'm on the court four days a week to
maintain my form for charity and exhibition
tournaments"...
..."On one hand, when you stop what you've been
doing every day for the past 16 years, of course
you're going to be terrified. I worried about
everything: What will I do all day? How will I
motivate and challenge myself? Am I going to get fat?
Will I still exercise?"...
..."I could go Rollerblading for the first time and
not worry that if I fell and hurt myself, oops,
there go my chances at the U.S. Open."
Thanx to "Akish", "gambino10304"
PERSONAL COMMENT: Now all remaining comeback-hope is gone! Anna leads a new life - a life without pro Tennis and this won't change anymore. I am very frustrated and sad. I know that I will never see Anna fighting on the court again - never ever again. When she was still playing at the WTA Tour I was really hoping that she'll play on the WTA Tour until she's around 30 - but that wish didn't fulfill :-(
What's left to say??? One thing I know for sure: The Anna Kournikova Forever Site (AKFS) is now close to 5 years of age - but there won't be a 10th anniversary.
May 13, 2005
Anna is new contributor to ELLE mag / AKFS Future watch
Well, that's new for me - Anna will be working on a fitness project together with ELLE magazine. Anna's 2-page introductory article is on page 158-159 in the June 2005 US issue of ELLE.
Anna talks about her back injury, her weight gain (wonder why the word "GAIN" came up!!!) and some other things related to fitness. Anna will be doing several activities for ELLE in the future and will report on them - reportedly also offering advice from her personal experince.
Thanx to "sadiesexy2069"
AKFS Future watch:
No, this time I
don't want to talk
about the end of
this website - just
a short preview of
the update rate in
upcoming months:
- till beginning of July 2005: updates from friday to sunday
- July 8th - September 4th, 2005: daily updates, if news available
- rest of 2005: updates from friday to sunday
Do YOU have suggestions for new website categories, functionalities or other things?
May 8, 2005
Anna at Adidas store opening / Anna oncourt
Anna did participate at the opening of a new Adidas megastore in the SoHo District of New York (Broadway and Houston) yesterday. See great pictures of beautiful Anna at isifa.com, filmmagic.com, abacausa.com or go to the Official Messageboard's Members Photos
>> "Opening of Worlds Largest Adidas Performance Store"-Thread
Thanx to "LlewellynOfGoleta", "akfan2", "patatazia"
Anna oncourt: Finally new pictures which prove that Anna is still
practising and playing Tennis - unfortunately not on
the Pro Tour anymore :-( See the new training
pictures from Miami (May 5th) - with a lot of
suncream in her face as well. Go to the
Official Messageboard's Members Photos
>> "New Pics..."-Thread
Thanx very much to "patatazia"
May 6, 2005
"THE VIEW"-Videos
Thanx very very much "Sleepdeprived" - ALL Anna-fans who couldn't watch Anna on "THE VIEW" (like me) can download many many videos right now. Check out the links at the Official Messageboard's Members Photos
>> "ANNA ON THE VIEW: STUNNING!!!!!"-Thread (posts #41, #51)
Thanx very very much "Sleepdeprived"
PERSONAL COMMENT:
After having seen almost 10 of the "The View"-Videos
I have to admit that I am not as interested in
today's Anna as I was in the "old Anna" who was a
Pro Tennis player.
The Pro Days are definitely over, she doesn't even
talk about this anymore and it's still the key point
why my interest in Anna is steadily decreasing.
So, of course I also think about the end of the Anna
Kournikova Forever Site again. Perhaps I should
choose Anna's 25th birthday.
May 5, 2005
Anna still practising / BPSM writer about Anna / Wertheim asked / "THE VIEW"-VIDEOS / More Infos about Las Vegas-trip / Fitness & health / Anna at Adidas store-opening
According to this article which was published a few days ago, Anna is (at least) still practising:
Abigail Tordoff (once ranked 240th in the world) travelled and practised with Anna during the last weekend (I don't know WHERE). Tordoff said: “We got on well together and it was fun with Anna. She passed on a few hints."
PERSONAL COMMENT: Does anybody know WHEN and WHERE this took place? It would be nice to hear some words from Anna regarding her tennis future.
BPSM writer about Anna:
Kenny Neibart, writer for the Back Page Sports
Magazine (BPSM), wrote a quite negative-touched
report about Anna and mainly about the fact that
she's a) beautiful and b) just managed to climb up
to No.8 in the world...
Thanx to "halfwaye"
PERSONAL COMMENT: Millions of female tennis players would be proud to be the 8th best tennis player in the world!!!!
Wertheim asked:
Jon Wertheim (Sports Illustrated, tennix expert) has
been asked recently if Anna will make a comeback. He
said that maybe Anna will give an answer at the
opening of a new Adidas store in the SoHo section of
New York on May 7th.
Thanx to "halfwaye"
"THE VIEW"-VIDEOS: Thanx very very much "Sleepdeprived"
- ALL Anna-fans who couldn't watch Anna on "THE VIEW"
(like me) can download many many videos right now.
Check out the links at the
Official Messageboard's Members Photos
>> "ANNA ON THE VIEW: STUNNING!!!!!"-Thread (posts
#41, #51)
Thanx very very much "Sleepdeprived"
PERSONAL COMMENT: Awesome - first the HQ pictures
of the rare occasions when Anna still plays Tennis,
now SO MANY videos of Anna on "THE VIEW"...! What
would we (the Anna-fans outside the USA) do without
"Sleepdeprived"?
More Infos about Las Vegas-trip: Anna was in
San Diego the last weekend - but not only to throw
the first pitch at a Baseball game - she also was
there to participate at the National Boys and Girls
Club conference. More Infos:
azcentral.com |
Watch Video of Anna throwing the first pitch
PS: San Diego's right fielder Brian Giles said
that Anna is the athlete he most wanted to meet.
Thanx to "halfwaye", "LlewellynOfGoleta",
"xuan1210"
Fitness & health:
indiatimes.com published some fitness regimes
reportedly followed by Anna. There are no quotes
from Anna but I think this is correct.
Thanx to "xuan1210"
Anna at Adidas store-opening: Anna will
attend the opening of the Adidas' new megastore in
SoHo (New York), located on Broadway and Houston.
She will cut what must be the world's largest
shoelace, wrapped around the shop.
Read more
Thanx to "halfwaye"
May 4, 2005
Anna still practising / Anna @ another Baseball game
According to this article which was published a few days ago, Anna is (at least) still practising:
Abigail Tordoff (once ranked 240th in the world) travelled and practised with Anna during the last weekend (I don't know WHERE). Tordoff said: “We got on well together and it was fun with Anna. She passed on a few hints."
PERSONAL COMMENT: Does anybody know WHEN and WHERE this took place? It would be nice to hear some words from Anna regarding her tennis future.
Anna @ another Baseball game: Anna threw the
first pitch of the Baseball game between Arizona
Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres at Petco Park in
San Diego on April 29th. Watch pictures at
Getty Images (select "All Images" and search for
"kournikova")