Sergei
and Alla Kournikova knew that their lives would change when
they brought daughter Anna into the world on June 7, 1981.
They just didn't know the entire tennis world would soon be
turned upside down as well.
Both Sergei, a natural athlete
who wrestled professionally and coached tennis part-time,
and Alla encouraged their daughter to take part in physical
activity at an early age. When she turned five, Anna received
a Christmas gift that would change her life.
"I found my first racquets
under the Christmas tree," Anna says, "but I found
out later that my parents sold one of their TVs to get me
those racquets." ....
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