"My Sunshine" - Former tennis talent Anna Kournikova delighted after welcoming fourth child to family

Former tennis player Anna Kournikova has announced her fourth child with partner Enrique Iglesias. She took to Instagram to break the great news that they are now a family of six. 

The news broke that she was pregnant back in September, confirming her fourth child was on the way. Kournikova and well-known Spanish singer Iglesias have had three kids together, seven-year-old twins called Lucy and Nicholas and a five-year-old daughter called Mary. Not much is known about their private life, with Kournikova and Iglesias being very private over it, keeping to themselves in a solitary manner.

They have been together for a long period of time - 24 years to be exact after first meeting in 2001. They have since created a family together and spent many happy years as a couple. This happiness has grown even more since the arrival of their fourth child. The Russian gave a short but sweet caption to the Instagram post: "My Sunshine," followed by the date "12.17.2025," unveiling that they welcomed the new arrival last Wednesday. The baby was shown to be wrapped up with a stripy hat on while a plushie sloth toy was perched nearby.

It has not been all plain sailing. There was worry from fans and out lookers after the 44-year-old was spotted being pushed in a wheelchair by her daughter with a protective boot back in January. This made a lot of people worried and fearful that something bad had happened to her. However, all concerns have been extinguished since she was seen running her children to a martial arts class in Miami. It is believed that she suffered a foot injury around that time, subsequently needing surgery.

Injuries are not a stranger to Kournikova. Her career was somewhat derailed by them. This was a huge blow for someone seen as an incredibly talented tennis player. 

She broke into the top 20 in the world at the tender age of 16. She had emerged onto the scene as a 14-year-old, making her debut on the WTA Tour and even winning matches. She became the youngest player to debut and win a match in the Fed Cup.

A year later, she made her first Grand Slam semi-final in the 1997 Wimbledon. She would lose in straight sets to world number one and eventual champion Martina Hingis. In the singles she would not make another major quarter-final until the Australian Open last eight in 2001. She went all the way to three WTA 1000 finals, four singles finals in total without winning any of them, and peaked at an incredible eighth in the world in 2000.

Her doubles numbers are more eye-catching, specifically when partnering up with Hingis. She is a former world number one in this category, testament to a hugely successful 1999 season. She won her maiden major title in the Australian Open while being defeated in the Roland Garros final. She collected the WTA Finals title in 1999 and 2000 while adding another Australian Open triumph in 2002. While there was never any confirmation of retirement, her last match came in May 2003 at the age of 21-years-old. Stress fractures in her back and foot were the causes of this abrupt halting of her tennis career, spelling the end of what seemed of her time on court.

In an interview with The Guardian when she retired, Kournikova opened up on her injury woes. "I will only play the game for as long as I'm having fun. It is important to realise that tennis is not the only thing that matters in life,' she said. "Basically, I've had an injury nearly every single year. In '97 I had a stress fracture and was out for three months; in '98 I had a torn ligament in my thumb and was out for three months; in '99 I had another stress fracture for three months; and then in 2001 I didn't basically play the whole year."