Player parties provide a perfect venue for players to get in touch with their glamorous side (if they have one) and the blue red carpet on Tuesday night at the Paris Theater in Miami was one of the best such occasions.

Let's start with my favorites. Russian Anna Kournikova simply knows what to wear and how to work it, while her countrywoman Vera Zvonareva looks very pretty in a romantic purple dress.

Although I've been in the mood for floral prints lately, Anastasia Plavyuchenkova's dress is too much for my taste. Maria Sharapova is still faithful to her vintage-oriented style. 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 »

The second part of our series "WTA players and their mothers" is a special featuring retired tennis players (you can check out the first part here).

Martina Navratilova and her mother Jana, who passed away at the age of 75.

In the photos above and below you can see Amelie Mauresmo's mother Françoise. The photos are from the Paris ceremony paying tribute to the career of the France's former world No.1 and two-time Grand Slam champion. Read more »

Martina Hingis said she might play on the WTA Tour again, but only in doubles competition. Her possible doubles partner would be Lindsay Davenport. Hingis won 37 WTA Tour doubles titles during her fruitful career, and was runner-up in doubles 14 times. In addition, the Swiss has one mixed doubles title, the 2006 Australian Open.

Hingis, who occupied the top position in both singles and doubles rankings, will play a veteran doubles event at Wimbledon with longtime doubles partner Anna Kournikova. Hingis and Kournikova won two Australian Open titles together in 1999 and 2002. The 29-year-old Hingis retired from the WTA Tour in 2007, the 28-year-old Kournikova hasn’t played since 2003. (via Women Who Serve, photo: Life.com)

Anna Kournikova will be hosting a live chat with her fans tomorrow on her official website. Kournikova will be available to answer your questions on tennis, the WTA Tour, the French Open, her life, her recent travels overseas, her charity work, and more.

To participate, log on to www.kournikova.com from 3pm EST on June 2, 2009. A link will be posted on the homepage of the Kournikova.com website an hour before the event starts. Alternatively, you can click the "Chat Live" link as a registered member of Kournikova’s Official Community on SportsMates.com.

Anna Kournikova is again doing what she does best. She looks great posing in bikini and sexy outfits for the Maxim magazine’s September 2008 issue. Enjoy! Read more »

Anna Kournikova will team up with Rafael Nadal for a mixed-doubles exhibition match at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart in July. They will play this match to celebrate the tournament's 30th anniversary. Well, this really is an "odd paring moment", as fellow blogger Rich called it.

In this short video Kournikova talks about her opinion about playing in Stuttgart with Rafael Nadal.

Enrique Iglesias, the boyfriend of Anna Kournikova, was interviewed by SI writer Richard Deitsch and I’ve singled out some parts of the interview. Note that my comments are in italics.

SI: Is there a sport you can beat Anna at?

Iglesias: Anything except tennis and wrestling. Her reflexes are disturbingly good. You throw anything at her, and she catches it.

I didn’t know Anna is so good at wrestling, lucky her! Read more »