Kournikova's New Job

[baggio248]

Tennis starlet hired to provide 'sizzle'
ESPN.com news services

NEW YORK -- Anna Kournikova has a new racket. Several, in fact.

Kournikova, forced by injuries out of playing in this year's U.S. Open, which begins Monday, will join USA Network later in the tournament to contribute pop culture stories and celebrity interviews. The Russian tennis princess, who's played in the Open eight times, will search the grounds of the National Tennis Center for behind-the-scenes entertainment stories.

"Anna joins USA to provide part of the fun and sizzle in our coverage and we think she will bring viewers a sense of the celebrity aspect of the U.S. Open," said Gordon Beck, USA Network's executive producer and senior vice president. "Anna will visit with us for a few days to have some fun as our roving entertainment reporter and we look forward to a fresh new character joining our team."

Also looking for some sizzle from Anna, according to Friday's USA Today, is Multiway Sports Bra by Britain's Shock Absorber. The paper reports that Kournikova will model the bra in ads for the U.S. rollout of their product, under the tagline "Only the balls should bounce." Kournikova will receive "royalties on sales, plus upfront cash," according to the report.:)

Additionally, USA Today reports that Kournikova will be annoucing a deal with Microsoft's XSN Sports to pitch XBox video games.

Kournikova never has won a WTA tournament, but she's a big endorsement winner. She earns approximately $15 million a year from promotional deals, according to the paper.

[Nija]

<amazon ceo>
i'm shocked & awed
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030822/i/1061563675.3623952452.jpg
</amazon ceo>

[raimin]

shock absorber bra


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C47QM/qid=1061834718//002-6777509-5822452?v=glance&n=507846

[cheapchinese]

can i get the one she's wearing???¡@:p
i've always pondered the thought where can I find information on how to get celebrity to be on my commercial... like where do i even start if i was to make a small movie... cause i've seen alot of movies where the girl's hot.. but its like only an one filmer kinda thing..

[Joshua]

***BOING***

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000C47QM.01-A1P1UTW7034BCY.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Memo]

oh my god she has an awesome body

[Ladogaboy]

Originally posted by UT Memo
oh my god she has an awesome body

News flash? :confused:


:P

[bachviet]

Originally posted by Ladogaboy


News flash? :confused:


:P
:stupid:

She is one of the reason I still watch tennis... :D

[raimin]

Originally posted by bachviet

:stupid:

She is one of the reason I still watch tennis... :D

she hasn't played tennis in close to a year

[bachviet]

Originally posted by raimin


she hasn't played tennis in close to a year
One of the reason... ;)

[Cantacuzene]

Originally posted by Nija
<amazon ceo>
i'm shocked & awed
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030822/i/1061563675.3623952452.jpg
</amazon ceo>

Mommas, dont let your boys grow up to be Jeff Bezos.

[Kevster]

Not that it matters, but Anna K. has never won a major tournament, right?

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by Kevster
Not that it matters, but Anna K. has never won a major tournament, right? She's never really won much of anything. I say that her endorsement deals will dry up in 2 years and she'll end up posing in Playboy (or better yet, Hustler!) :P

[cheapchinese]

:eek:
nah~~she'll probably start singing or acting

[DaFunkyUnit]

wasnt she in one of Enrique's music videos?

[Nija]

Originally posted by DaFunkyUnit
wasnt she in one of Enrique's music videos?

yes

[slaus]

Originally posted by coleslaw
She's never really won much of anything. I say that her endorsement deals will dry up in 2 years and she'll end up posing in Playboy (or better yet, Hustler!) :P


:stupid:

[Kevster]

Originally posted by coleslaw
She's never really won much of anything. I say that her endorsement deals will dry up in 2 years and she'll end up posing in Playboy (or better yet, Hustler!) :P

I'd buy that for a dollar! :hehehmm:

[raimin]

Originally posted by Kevster
Not that it matters, but Anna K. has never won a major tournament, right?


well she has won a grand slam doubles chanmpionship twice...the Australian Open in 1999 and 2002

[baggio248]

Saturday, August 30
Anna quits reporter gig
Reuters

NEW YORK -- Anna Kournikova's stint as a roving reporter at the U.S. Open has come to a premature end after the glamorous Russian found quizzing fellow players uncomfortable.

Kournikova, sidelined by a back injury, also told tennisreporters.net that she had been eating too much during her days spent roaming the grounds of the hardcourt grand slam.

Kournikova said she had not been comfortable putting fellow players on the hot seat.

She added that she had just wanted to try TV out and would not be working as "entertainment reporter" for USA Network next week.

Not many had embraced Kournikova's new role as reporter, the New York Post summing up her performance in a single headline, "Anna's TV gig makes her tennis look good."

For the first week Kournikova, microphone in hand, prowled the players lounge in a micro-mini, red bra and fur-trimmed boots giving viewers an insight as to what went on.

"It's her first time on TV and she's working hard," said USA Network spokesman Tom Caraccioli, when asked about Kournikova's performance.

"She is generating loads of excitement around the grounds. It's rock star-like proportions."

[slaus]

That lasted long... :P

[tweeteresa]

Originally posted by slaus
That lasted long... :P
is that suppose to be a surprise? :P

[Ladogaboy]

Originally posted by tweeteresa

is that suppose to be a surprise? :P

Well...

I'd think a woman like her could go the distance. :hihi:

[ray]

Originally posted by Ladogaboy


Well...

I'd think a woman like her could go the distance. :hihi:

only with men twice her age and missing their teeth :heh:

[Joshua]

I'll put her on my payroll.. She'll only have one job and the wife already said it's ok, but only if it's Anna. :D


Originally posted by coleslaw
She's never really won much of anything. I say that her endorsement deals will dry up in 2 years and she'll end up posing in Playboy (or better yet, Hustler!) :P