http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-chakvetadzerobbed&prov=ap&type=lgns Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze tied up, robbed by thieves at home December 18, 2007 MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze was tied up by masked robbers who broke into her home Tuesday and stole money and goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, her father said. Chakvetadze, ranked No. 6 and a 2007 U.S. Open semifinalist, was bound for 30 minutes in her home outside Moscow but not seriously hurt, NTV television reported. ADVERTISEMENT "Anna is holding up quite well," Russia tennis coach Shamil Tarpishchev told the ITAR-Tass news agency. Six assailants approached the home before dawn, tied up a maid in another building and forced her to hand over a remote control enabling them to enter the house through the garage, Dzhamal Chakvetadze told NTV. "They started to beat me, and I resisted. They hit me over the head with, I think, a pistol butt. It was dark," he said, taking off his cap to show his bruised scalp. "They took out a pistol and told me my child was at home -- reminded me -- and they told me to hand everything over. I did." Police and Tarpishchev said the assailants tied up Chakvetadze and her parents, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Tarpishchev said the 20-year-old player "tried to resist but it was useless." Chakvetadze's 9-year-old brother, Roman, was asleep in the house during the break-in and was not touched, Tarpishchev said. NTV said the robbers took about $106,000 in cash, as well as jewelry and other goods worth about $200,000. Moscow region police did not answer phone calls seeking comment. Chakvetadze reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in September, following her first run to a Grand Slam semifinal. She won four singles titles and about $1.4 million in prize money in 2007, her best season since turning pro in 2003. _________________________ I guess it ain't just footballers Rocket River
This is some disturbing news. When I was young, I wanted to play for the Houston Rockets, now I'm scared of being a sh!tty athlete much less a good one. Sean Taylor Dunta This chick Antoine Walker ........ Who is next, Devin Harris?
I can imagine her saying "you are hairy....like animal!" <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ADqOX0BI-b8&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ADqOX0BI-b8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
I thought the same thing I have my son in music and athletics. . . Now you have to rethink some of it. .. or at least prewarn them Rocket River
Hip Hop? She must have been hanging out with the wrong people right? Or at least going to night clubs and such. She probably had it coming like the rest of them :rolleyes . Seriously though, this is just proof that you don't have to be hanging around the wrong crowd or hanging out at bad spots to be robbed at your house. It can happen to anyone. Even to little white russian girls. You don't have to be from the Hood to get jacked and that's a fact.
I'm gonna guess the "maid" was in on it and the bump on the head was just to make it look believable.
didn't John Mcenroe just come out and discuss concerns over mob influence in tennis, especially the russian mafia
