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By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:30 EST, 22 December 2025 | Updated: 17:57 EST, 22 December 2025 <\/p>\n

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have officially become a family of six after welcoming their fourth child together.<\/p>\n

Former tennis sensation Kournikova, 44, took to Instagram on Monday to share the news with her fans in a rare social media update.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes just months after the reclusive star’s pregnancy was confirmed in September.<\/p>\n

Kournikova and the ‘Hero’ singer, 50, are already parents to seven-year-old twins Lucy and Nicholas, and five-year-old daughter Mary.<\/p>\n

The couple, who have been together for over two decades, are known for being fiercely private about their personal lives.<\/p>\n

In a heartwarming social media reveal, Kournikova shared a tender photograph of the newborn resting in a hospital bassinet alongside a plush sloth toy.<\/p>\n

\"Anna <\/p>\n

Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias have officially become a family of six after welcoming their fourth child together\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Former tennis sensation Kournikova, 44, took to Instagram on Monday to share the news with her fans in a rare social media update<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old kept her announcement simple and sweet, captioning the image ‘My Sunshine’ followed by the date ‘12.17.2025.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The happy news comes just a few months after she was\u00a0pictured in a wheelchair<\/a> and wearing a protective boot, sparking an outpouring of concern.<\/p>\n

Kournikova was pictured being pushed by her daughter at Miami’s Bal Harbour shopping center back in January while also wearing the boot over her foot.<\/p>\n

In early August, however, she was spotted running her children to martial arts in Miami, allaying fears of any lingering health issues.<\/p>\n

It is believed she may have suffered a foot injury and undergone surgery around that time.<\/p>\n

Kournikova retired from tennis in 2003 and has been with Iglesias since meeting on the set of the hitmaker’s music video for 2001 single ‘Escape’.<\/p>\n

Iglesias has lived in the Miami area since the late 1990s with his girlfriend joining the heartthrob soon after they shacked up.<\/p>\n

Kournikova burst onto the scene in the tennis world when she turned professional at the age of 14.<\/p>\n

She got as high as eighth in the world rankings but never won a Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Russian former world no 8 welcomed her fourth child with the Spanish singer\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Kournikova <\/p>\n

Kournikova met Iglesias\u00a0on the set of the hitmaker’s music video for 2001 single ‘Escape’<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She struggled badly with injuries during her tennis career and quit the sport at the age of 21<\/p>\n

But in the doubles, she enjoyed greater success once she partnered up with Martinia Hingis. Together, they won the Australian Open doubles championship in 1999 and again in 2002.<\/p>\n

She never officially confirmed that she had retired but her last game was in May 2003 when she was just 21 years old.<\/p>\n

Kournikova’s rise was blighted by stress fractures in her back and feet – her foot injuries meant that there was extra concern when she was pictured in a protective boot earlier this year, considering her history.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Guardian the year that she retired, she opened up on the pain she had fought through because of tennis.<\/p>\n

‘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.<\/p>\n

‘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.’<\/p>\n

Kournikova also enjoyed the spotlight away from the court, garnering fame as a model. In 2002, she was voted the world’s sexiest woman, beating the likes of Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, and was also acknowledged as the sexiest female tennis player of all time in 2010.<\/p>\n

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