Anna will set pulses racing in Dublin

PHOTOGRAPHERS at the ready, loaded lads be prepared — Anna Kournikova will be coming to Dublin in early December for a Ryder Cup-type event between the cream of the female tennis world.

For connoisseurs of the game, the Williams sisters will be representing the US in the Trilogy event, which will take place in the RDS Simmonscourt from December 4-8.

While the opportunity to see Serena Williams, who currently holds a similar sort of domination over the game that Tiger Woods holds over golf, will delight most sporting fans, there is little doubt that the organisers see Kournikova as the marquee attraction. The fact that the event kicks off with a fashion show where six, from the 10 starlets in Dublin for that weekend simply affirms this.