Auckland's two international tennis tournaments could pack a Russian one-two knockout punch.
Two of the game's most illustrious players, from that same country, are now being lined up to play at Auckland's Stanley St courts in January.
Sources close to Auckland Tennis have indicated today that superstar Anna Kournikova is to play in the women's WTA international tournament, the ASB Bank Tennis Classic.
Organisers for the weeklong tournament, starting on December 31, are expected to formally announce the signing of the former world top ten player in Auckland this afternoon.