Anna Kournikova Involved in Las Vegas 'Catfight'

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ... unless the New York Post's "spies" or "sources" or "whatever the hell they want to call them" are on hand. And in fact they apparently were there when "tennis ace" (HA) Anna Kournikova got into a bit of a melee with another lady patron.

Allegedly, the patron threw some drink at Kournikova and that's when the fighting started.

Kournikova and her pals were partying at Lavo after attending the Hardbat Classic table tennis tournament when a woman at the next table "threw a drink at Anna. She felt Anna was invading her space," our source said. Kournikova "sprung into action" and starting screaming at the woman and shoving her. "It was a big fight," the spy said. The woman was kicked out only after leaving Kournikova with some vicious scratch marks on her neck. Kournikova's rep didn't return calls.

Seriously? "Invading her space"? I suppose I can see how someone could get really jealous of an attractive former "tennis ace" hogging all the limelight in a giant Vegas nightclub, except, well, I can't. Because it's Las Vegas. And it's a nightclub.

If Kournikova (*wild speculation alert!*) slept with her boyfriend or was flirting with her husband or did anything that could maybe have remotely justified this, then, well, yeah, you go girl. Or something. But as it is, someone needs to tell crazypants to tone it down before she does something really stupid and messes with a real athlete.

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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: Tennis player Anna Kournikova arrives at Lagasse's Lounge in the Palazzo on June 27, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Kournikova

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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: Tennis player Anna Kournikova arrives at the Hardbat Classic at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on June 27, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Kournikova

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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: Tennis player Anna Kournikova watches a Table Tennis match at the Hardbat Classic at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on June 27, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Kournikova

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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: Tennis Player Anna Kournikova arrives at the Hardbat Classic at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on June 27, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Kournikova

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

6-30-2009 @ 5:30PM

fouritiswritten said...

WE STAND UP FOR KORNIKOVA

6-30-2009 @ 5:50PM

sdh4194 said...

she was a top 50 player for many years out of thousands of competitors. and she's a hot babe too. let's see her critics beat that.

6-30-2009 @ 6:40PM

CLIFF said...

AND THIS COMES UNDER THE HEADING OF "TENNIS".

6-30-2009 @ 6:41PM

billyp01 said...

i stand behind anna!

6-30-2009 @ 7:23PM

Maurice said...

When I hear catfight I'm thinking knockdown drag out hair pulling clothes getting ripped off girlfight, this story is false advertising.

6-30-2009 @ 7:52PM

bailoutsos said...

Celebrities can get away with that type of behavior. Oh wait, is she still a celebrity?

6-30-2009 @ 8:18PM

nikin78 said...

she's more famous than your ass so she must be a celebrity. D-bag

6-30-2009 @ 7:55PM

If that woman had thrown a drink at Tanya Harding, she would be in a hospital.

7-01-2009 @ 9:33PM

DeeDee said...

Thats so funny, but so true!

6-30-2009 @ 9:59PM

papam11 said...

Kournikova "screamed" at the woman? Gee, isn't that what she does best----cause she sure can't play tennis. Bet there were alot of grunts and groans to go along with all the screaming.

7-01-2009 @ 9:31PM

Mesaman said...

Hey papam11, go wipe yourself, change your depends, and leave thinking to the adults.

6-30-2009 @ 10:52PM

Ski said...

Anna Who?

7-01-2009 @ 12:49AM

marigwanna420 said...

i would marry AK on the spot

7-01-2009 @ 4:06AM

cruzinjoe61 said...

I SAY...... CALL TANYA HARDING AND HAVE A ULTIMATE FIGHT MATCH... ANNA VS. TANYA!!

DAT WOULD BE GRAVYYYYYYYYYYYYY TO WATCH!!!!!!

7-01-2009 @ 4:59AM

jamesgault said...

Although also successful in singles, reaching #8 in the world in 2000, Kournikova's specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world's number one-ranked player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems