Skip navigation
Listen now:
NBC Sports: The Jim Daniels Show

Kournikova appears
in SI swimsuit issue

Tennis star featured, as are
Serena, A-Rod in magazine

AP
Tennis player and model Anna Kournikova at an event to promote Sports Illustrated's 2004 swimsuit issue.

NEW YORK - Though Anna Kournikova has struggled with her tennis career, she still has plenty to do.

Kournikova, known more for her looks than her sport, is featured along with several other athletes in the upcoming "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit Issue.

Serena Williams, Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez, New York Rangers center Petr Nedved, Titans running back Eddie George, jockey Jose Santos and skateboarder Tony Hawk also are pictured.

This is the seventh straight year SI has featured athletes as part of its swimsuit issue, which goes on sale Feb. 11.

Also, as part of the 40th anniversary issue, 11 of the most well-known models in the history of the magazine posed for a Hall of Fame portrait. The photo includes Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova, Elle Macpherson, Vendela, Roshumba, Stacey Williams, Rachel Hunter, Valeria Mazza, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum.

© 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

advertisement
Slideshow
Image: TENNIS-AUS-OPEN
  Scenes from Down Under
Check out the best images from the 2013 Australian Open.

NBCSports.com

Slideshow
Image: The Championships - Wimbledon 2012: Day Thirteen
  The best of Wimbledon
The best images from the Grand Slam tournament at the All-England Club.

NBC Sports

Video
  French Open 2012: Top 10 Shots
June 10, 2012: John McEnroe, Ted Robinson, and Mary Carillo look back at the Top Ten best moments from the 2012 French Open.