One of tennis’ most stunning players has some rather stunning news.
Retired Russian star Anna Kournikova is pregnant with her fourth child at the age of 44, according to a report.
Spanish outlet Hola says Kournikova is roughly halfway through the pregnancy and things are progressing well.
Kournikova and longtime partner Enrique Iglesias already share three children together — 7-year-old twins Lucy and Nicholas and youngster Mary, 5.
While the blonde beauty and the pop superstar have been together since 2001, they have never married.
The singer has referred to the retired tennis star as his wife before but, in a 2012 interview, said that it was meant to be “sweet in the moment.“
“I honestly didn’t mean to confuse people. I thought it’d be easier for the audience to understand than if I said ‘my girl,’” he said.
Kournikova, who once was recognized as one of the hottest women in all of sports, became reclusive after her retirement in 2003 due to injury issues.
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Kournikova had been seen wearing an orthopedic boot and sitting in a wheelchair during a rare appearance while shopping in Miami in January.
The photos, which were taken at Bal Harbour Shops – an open-air shopping mall in the affluent suburb of Miami Beach, quickly went viral.
In the photos, Kournikova was seen wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and matching pants while her long, blonde hair was tied back in a bun. She was being pushed in the wheelchair by a friend.
The nature of her injury was unclear, as well as when she may have suffered it.
Kournikova and Iglesias first met when she appeared in his music video for the hit song Escape.
The tennis player was launched to stardom when she reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1997 — and also in no small part because of her stunning looks.
While Kournikova didn’t have much other success during her tennis career in singles play, she does have 16 doubles titles under her belt and twice won the Australian Open with partner Martina Hingis.