On March 1, retired tennis star Anastasia Myskina welcomed to the world her third son, Pavel. The 30-year-old Russian gave birth to son Zhenya (diminutive of Yevgeniy, the Russian version of Eugene) in 2008, Georgiy was born in 2010 and now Pavel has taken Myskina closer to completing a soccer/hockey team.

Myskina has always been extremenly mysterious about the children's father, and the general public sometimess even wonders whether the three boys are from three different fathers. My research brought me to the name of Sergey Mamedov, supposedly a wealthy businessmen, and to the fact that he is the father of all the three children. This assumption is in accordance with Myskina's 2009 statement that she had been with her partner for three and a half years up to that moment and that he was a businessman.

In her illustrous career, Myskina won 10 WTA titles, including the 2004 French Open. Her highest singles ranking was No.2. (sources: Tennis Forum, IMDb, photo: © Neal Trousdale)

The highest-ranked Austrian ATP player Jurgen Melzer likes mingling with top WTA players and after Russian Anastasia Myskina (who is now expecting her third child), Czech Nicole Vaidisova (now married to Radek Stepanek) and Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova (remember their famous photos from a vacation in Maldives?), the handsome Austrian is now dating Czech 28-year-old Iveta Benesova. Read more »

Anastasia Myskina is pregnant again, for the third time in four years and the baby is a boy.

The 30-year-old already has two sons: Zhenya born in April 2008 and another baby boy born in August 2010. She is expected to give birth to her third child in March 2012.

As reported by Craig Gabriel for the Fed Cup, Myskina says that her two sons are very different – the older one is more attached to her, while the younger one is more with his father. Myskina laughingly added:

The next one is also a boy. I have like a soccer or hockey team. No tennis, for men I don’t think it’s a good thing!

There has been a lot of mystery and controversy regarding the identity of the children's father (if it is even the same father). Also, I still haven't heard the name of her second son. Do any of you have more info? It would be highly appreciated. Read more »

Top seed Ksenia Pervak of Russia advanced to the final of the Tashkent Open without losing a set all week and after trailing 4-1 in the second set against Urszula Radwanska in the semis before winning 6-2 6-4. Pervak's opponent in the title match will be first-time WTA finalist, Eva Birnerova, who had a retirement victory over Alla Kudryavtseva.

Kudryavtseva considered the Tashkent Open her lucky charm, as she won her maiden title there last year and since then she hadn't gone further than quarterfinals at any tournament until this week's Tashkent Open semis. However, her luck in Uzbekistan suffered a setback when the Russian had to withdraw from the match with a left hamstring strain during the second set even though she won the first set 6-3. Read more »

Let's continue our series of photos of WTA players and their mothers, with this second part especially dedicated to the mothers of retired women’s tennis stars (check out parts I, II and III).

Monica Seles' mother Eszter next to her husband Karoly.

Anastasia Myskina's mother Galina.

Anna Kournikova's mother Alla gave birth to the future tennis star at the young age of 18. Read more »

Anastasia Myskina’s two-year-old son Zhenya will get a brother or sister, according to the Russian press. One blog says that the father is rumored to be a hockey player, Myskina’s long-time boyfriend and father of her first child. Although, I don’t remember the father of Zhenya has even been publicly confirmed. Even Myskina’s Wikipedia page currently states: "Myskina announced that she was pregnant with her first child, due in May 2008. She has previously dated Russian hockey player Konstantin Korneyev, but refuses to state the name of the father. On April 28, 2008 Myskina gave birth to her first child, a boy named Zhenya."

The 28-year-old Myskina retired in 2007, but only after winning the 2004 French Open and becoming the first Russian women’s tennis player to win a Grand Slam. During her days off from tennis, Myskina has been working in television. (photo: Stephane Martinache)

Anastasia Myskina gave birth to son Zhenya on Monday evening in Moscow (date: April 28). The identity of the father is still a secret. Myskina refuses to reveal it, although he is believed to be her former boyfriend, Russian hockey player Constantine Korneyev. Reports indicate he is currently with the Russian national team in Quebec City, where the World Hockey Championships are being held.

Myskina has been out of action on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour for almost a year now, and she has not made any announcements on whether or not she will return to the Tour. The Muscovite, who turns 27 this summer, has 10 career Tour singles titles. She was the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at the French Open in 2004. Her highest singles ranking was No.2. (via Tennis.com)

For those of you interested in how Anastasia Myskina’s pregnancy is progressing — this is what the 2004 French Open champion looks like these days. Myskina is due in May and I still haven’t come across any updates on her relationship status. The last thing was that she was single and didn’t want to get married. I suppose the situation stayed the same. Maybe there was something in the Russian media? Any of you know some new details? (photo via WTA World)