It's a question that has vexed male tennis fans for years now: If you had a choice, who would you choose, Anna Kournikova or Maria Sharapova?
And what a choice it is. Which is why I decided to ask newly minted professional tennis player, John Isner, who fought all the way to the Finals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic before falling to Andy Roddick, who he would choose.
As you'll see, it's a question the young man struggled with. And to tell you the truth, who wouldn't?
Excellent choice. And very defensible. Especially when you take the height question into consideration.











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8-05-2007 @ 6:09PM
Ghost Chili said...
Is it just me, or is there no noise?
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8-05-2007 @ 7:32PM
bob said...
stupidest comment/ story ive ever seen. watching that clip, just made me that much retarded.
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8-06-2007 @ 1:22AM
verily said...
LOL Hasn't anybody noticed that there are 5 cajillion freezing women who look just like them? LOLOL Their "looks" are merely a function of their ancestors freezing their tushes off. One Russian hockey pro who's from Anna's hometown said that there were MANY better looking girls than Anna Kournikova in just that one city. LOLOL White-supremacists in this country are too stupid for WORDS. Wiping tears of mirth.
Verily
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8-06-2007 @ 7:29AM
nickstoli said...
To quote Michael Vick fans, let's not rush to judgement. How about posting nude pictures of both, and then I'll make my decision.
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8-10-2007 @ 8:07AM
fairplayforall said...
I have a write-in ballot for Aunt Esther.
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8-11-2007 @ 2:43AM
DavesRaves said...
I don't know about Anna, but I doubt you'll ever see a nude picture of Maria, although it would be a sight to behold! She's way more classy than that, plus she knows she is a roll model for young girls (unlike that tennis player who recently posed nude- what was her name again?)
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8-13-2007 @ 1:18PM
verily said...
fairplayforall, your father has a write in for the mother of Dorothy on the tv show, GOLDEN GIRLS - Sophia. LOL
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8-13-2007 @ 1:17PM
verily said...
Davesraves must be thinking of blonde, blue-eyed Elena Dementieva. A few years ago she appeared TOPLESS on a HORSE for a men's magazine! Shaking my head. She got MONEY for taking her clothes off. In STARK contrast, another tennis player we could name posed with her BACK to the camera and with flowers over a critical "juncture" for CHARITY. I don't agree with ANYBODY getting publicly nude for ANYTHING, but it's clear the better situation is the one for charity with the back turned.
Verily
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8-17-2007 @ 12:48AM
jam said...
Maria has a beautiful angelic face but she is too tall.Its Anna and will always remain Anna.The other Annas and worth mentioning too.
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8-17-2007 @ 11:40AM
fairplayforall said...
Sophia, the scary thing is you are right and my Father also received a vote or two.
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8-17-2007 @ 2:16PM
fairplayforall said...
Verily, why no mention of the horses nudity? Are you an anti-equine elitist? Horses have feelings too. Mr. Ed would not be pleased by this.
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8-17-2007 @ 7:35PM
Michael Wilson said...
No Contest !!! ----Maria Sharapova in a runaway over Anna Kournikova by any measure of beauty, class, talent, or personality. And to whoever said that Elena Dementieva once posed topless on a horse - NYET !!!!! It was another Russian, the 2004 French Open Champion Anastasia Myskina.
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8-18-2007 @ 2:16PM
DavesRaves said...
I believe the main difference between Anna and Maria is this- despite all of the modeling, the endorsements, and the money, Maria herself has said repeatedly that her tennis comes first- she wants to be the absolute best she can be. The rest is secondary to her. (besides- she would be at odds with her dad if she thought otherwise). Maria has a look that is elegant and wordly, but yet she retains a youthful innocence. I am a tall man and, like most tall men, have a special appreciation for tall women. So, yea, I'm a little biased.
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8-21-2007 @ 12:00AM
Richard said...
There is no denying that both ladies are extremely attractive in their own way. Anna is "curvier" and Maria "sleeker" for most. But I would a hundred times rather watch Maria do her thing than Anna hers. Maria has charisma, fed in part by her skill and beauty but also by her single minded intensity. Anna not so much, but of course who would not let her eat crackers wherever? ;0) Maria has become so American that I am a little bemused that she does not opt to become a citizen. But her devotion to her native Russia is also singleminded. And one cannot fault her for that.
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