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Anna Chakvetadze Robbed, Tied Up in Moscow

It’s tough enough being another in a long line of tennis phenoms with killer looks and a killer backhand to come out of Russia, but now Anna Chakvetadze can add burglary victim to her list of things NOT to do. News reports have the 21-year old Russian star (she ranked as high as No. 6 and was a U.S. Open semifinalist in 2007) tied up by masked robbers who broke into her Moscow home Tuesday and stole money and goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, says the AP. Now I may be jumping to conclusions, but I would look at the butler. Aren’t they always in cahoots with the thieves when it comes to this sort of thing? Mark my words…

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Tennis Babe Anna Chakvetadze

That’s right, folks, it’s another reason to watch ladies tennis, and her name is Anna. But wait, there’s a twist — it’s not the Anna you’re used to, this is a younger, fresher Anna. Anna Chakvetadze, to be exact. The twenty year old Russian tennis phenom hails from Moscow, Russia, where she started smashing the furry yellow ball around at the tender age of eight. Which reminds me of what I was doing at eight. It involved G.I. Joes, Transformers, and something obscene involving Slave Princess Leia and C3PO. Oh wait, that was what I was doing last year. Never you mind. Anyways. Anna Chakvetadze. Ladies Tennis. It’s still better than watching guys play.

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