This is just me. I never try to play a role for someone else

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she who spent a couple of days in acapulco, Mexico, posing on the beach and in the pool, "I did it when I first had my injury, so I wouldn't worry about spending my energy on the photos instead of tennis, and I wass really having fun with it."
The tennis prodigy was born in Moscow on June 7, 1981 and started whacking balls around when she was five. At Seven, she enrolled in a Russian sports academy, and within a year had won her first junior tournament. When She was 10, she began to divide her time between Florida and her home city.

"When it was cold in Russia, I'd go to Florida to play," she says. "From August to May, I'd be in Miami, and then I would spend the summer in Moscow. It was very different in America, but the academy made everything easy for me. There were great facilities. I had lots of fruit, tennis balls, tennis rackets, tennis courts and lots of kids to play with."
Ranked No. 11 in the world when FHM went to press. Anna has been a professional tennis plater since the age of 15, which means she constantly traveled the world, playing in tournaments for most of teenage life. Fortunately, her parents,

Alla and Sergei, have been there to support her. "It would be difficult to do all this on my own," Anna says. "In tennis you have to travel 11 months of the year, so you need somebody close with you. There are good days and bad days, and you need someone to talk to. My parents are with me; otherwise it would get very difficult and very lonely."
Recently declared "the most downloaded athelete on the Internet," Anna is put under constant scrutiny from the world's press everywhere she goes. By necessity, it's something she has become used to. "I spent a few days in London recently," she says. "It was kind of fun, but there were so many people following me everywhere. I had to stop shopping after that."

You were out for quite a while with your injury. Any tournaments you really regretted missing?
Probably Wimbledon, because it's a different atmosphere. First of all, it's grass, and we don't get to play on that often. But "I'll be back" -ha ha- like the saying from the movie. I was trying really hard to get back this year, but unfortunaltely, I had to take some more time off, so I'll be back next year.
These pictures are the sexiest we've seen of you. Is this you showing a different image?
No this is just me. I never try to play a role for someone else. We had lots of fun. It was all done spontaneously.
You started playing tennis when you were five what sort of training did you do at that age?
I played two times a week from age five. It was a children's program and it was just for fun; my parents didn't know I was going to play professionally they just wanted me to do something because I had lots of energy. It was only when I started playing well at seven that I went to a professionaly academy I would go to school, and then my parents would take me to the club, and I'd spend the rest of the day there just having fun with the kids.
Is it true that when McDonald's opened in Moscow, you waited in line for it to open?
Yeah, my cousin and I stood in live for a very long time. It was pretty exciting.
Were you disappointed with the burgers?
No, I like fast food, but I don't eat it often. When you don't have much time, you sometimes crave a burger, but that it was fun and something new.

I think I only broke 1 racket on purpose in my whole life

Tennis is such a big part of your life. Do you ever think you've missed out on having a normal life?
Not at all. It's not like I had to do it. When I was little, I just loved it, and I stil do. I can't imagine doing anything else. I like this lifestyle for now.
When was the time you've been most angry on the court?
I don't really get angry. Of course, you can get angry when you're not playing well, but there's nothing I've done that's crazy.
So you're not a racket smasher?
No, not really. because when I was growing up we never really had a lot of rackets, and it's the instrument I play with, so how could I smash it? I think I broke one racket on purpose in my whole life.
What goes on backstage at the tournaments?
everyone does their own thing. The only difference is we share the same locker rooms. It's not like team sports where they have their own. We have to see each other before the match and after the match.
You get photographed everytime you go out. Are you always conscious of what you're wearing?
No. Of course, I do pay attention to what I'm wearing, but I wouldn't just get dressed up for the people who are going to photograph me. I wear what's comfortable, what I like and what's me.

A man just has to be himself. It has to come naturally

You always do well in FHM's 100 sexiest Women in the World poll. How does that make you feel?
Well, it's flattering, but I don't really pay attention to it. At the same time, it's strange, but it's not the most important thing to me.
You've earned a lot of money from sponsorships and tournaments. What's been your biggest extravagance?
Well, I like my house in Florida. But I'm always careful, I wouldn't go and just spend loads of money on clothes or something. The only other thing I spend money on is my dog. He's a miniature Doberman called Genie, like genie in the bottle.
So you're a big Christina Aguilera fan?
I've listened to her, but I didn't call him that because of the song. I don't have much time to pamper him, I just get him vaccinated like crazy. I love Dobermans. They look like horses, so graceful. I had one when I was little, so I love that dog.
What would a man have to do to impress you? Do you like him to write poems?
No, he just has to be himself. It has to come naturally.
Do you prefer a specific type of man?
No, just natural, You can't wish for something specific, because you might get that and be disappointed. You just have to feel it.
What else do you like doing apart from sports?
Reading Russian books, like Chekhov and Tolstoy, being with my family and playing with my dog.
Do you have any ambitions outside of tennis? You were in Me, Myself & Irene, for instance.
Not right now. My main goal is tennis. I did that movie really quickly. It was just for fun; it's not like I want to become an actress. I only saw it for the first time two months ago, when I was injured and didn't have anything to do.
You live in Miami, which is quite a wild city. What's been your most exciting night out?
When I'm home, I hardly ever go out, only for birthdays and Christmas. I just want to stay home and have sushi for dinner, nothing wild and crazy. But even when I was in London for my birthday, we just went to a restaurant. There were about six people just close friends and family. We ate in the restaurant and the went back to the hotel.
All around the London Underground are posters of you in a sprots bra. Do you find that strange?
Well, it is a sports bra, so it's the same as wearing a sports top. It's not really like underwear. FHM