Anna Kournikova

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No, her hair wasn't any different at her public appearance today. Still long and gorgeous. This is celebrity hair talk, not just celebrity hair changes. And it's always a good time to talk about Anna's hair.

Isn't it way more trouble than it's worth to try to keep up with that much hair? I mean, really, when it's that long, it'll just flop there looking limp, get tangled more easily, and it's too long to do much styling besides ponytails and braids. . . it's like those Barbie dolls they make with all the superlong hair that's supposed to be so great for styling, but about two minutes out of the box you figure out there's just too much to deal with and chop it off. Or was I the only one who ever did that? *wishes that tragic girl just would :-P *

Honestly People!

She's a beautiful woman who has beautiful, thick, long, blonde hair...

I'm a short hair fan but I can accept that her hair suits her fine as it is and is a part of her image. I think that it is absurd to suggest that cutting her hair would mean she could dedicate herself more to tennis, or that her hair is without style.

Her main value as a tennis player now is not how likely it is that she'll win, but how many people it puts in the stands and watching on TV. Her beauty and her off-court activities build that following. She (and many other of the attractive new tennis players) are the WTA's dream girls. How many ads/covers/websites have you seen for Emilie Mauresmo or Lindsay Davenport?

If she changes her hair, it would certainly be news, and I'd certainly be interested, but I'm not holding my breath.

... my two cents, Edd

Anna is getting dangerously close to Crystal Gayle territory – being known for how long her hair is, rather than how good she is in her field.

Yes, Anna is gorgeous, but she gets clobbered on the tennis court. I don't think it has anything to do with her hair, moreso it has to do with her attitude. She doesn't apply herself like Martina Navratilova used to because she makes more on modeling than she would on the courts.

Peggy Fleming had long hair as an ice skater, but she was a champion due to dedication. Likewise, Dorothy Hamill was a gold medalist with short hair.

Maybe female athletes are at a crossroads when they can be sexy and incredible at what they do. It's that way for Brandi Chastain and Cammy Granato as well as the Williams sisters.

I'd prefer Anna to cut her hair, but she doesn't consult me on such matters.

Not only is her hair getting shorter, it is also getting more layered. But she does look incredibly glamorous.