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NLY one forbidden Russian could pout her way into the hearts of middle-age men seeking a Kevin Spacey moment amid the "American Beauty" rose petals. Only one sassy diva would respond to a marriage proposal from a teenage fan panting among the Clearasil crowd by sneering, "You couldn't afford me." There is only one Anna Kournikova. As one of the first downloadable darlings of the Internet, as the savior of a once glam-challenged Tour, as the mystery blonde from Moscow, Anna will never be duplicated. To all the player agents who believe they've Got Next, to all the officials looking...

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA yesterday added her voice to those warning waif-like Daniela Hantuchova about her dramatic weight loss. The nine-times Wimbledon champion labelled the 20-year-old's skinny figure "ridiculous" for a tennis player. But she accepted the 6ft part-time model, who looks well under her official weight of 8st 11lb, was aware of her problem. Navratilova, 46, said: "Daniela's size is not ridiculous for a model but is for a tennis player. "She needs to be heavier and stronger if she wants to compete. "If she was a model she'd look perfect but she's a professional tennis player. "If you want to...