ENGLISH TABLOIDS LOSE ANNA AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM WIMBLEDON

          ANNA KOURNIKOVA withdrew from Wimbledon due to a
     strained ligament in her right thumb.  Kournikova was the
     subject of much discussion before the fortnight.  MARTINA
     NAVRATILOVA: "I don't have a problem with her marketing;
     what I do have a problem with is being cocky and arrogant
     when you've not won a thing" (N.Y. TIMES, 6/21).  MARY
     CARILLO, on Kournikova: "She doesn't seem to mind this whole
     nymphet role that has become her at all.  In fact (she
     says), 'Give me more.  Bring it on.'"  In Baltimore, Milton
     Kent writes, "[A]t a time when women are just now being
     accepted in the athletic realm for their abilities and not
     just for their looks, Kournikova's rise, strictly on
     cosmetic grounds, makes it harder for every female athlete
     to be evaluated strictly on her performances on the playing
     field" (Baltimore SUN, 6/23).  Kournikova is also profiled
     in DETAILS under the sub-head, "Sex Kitten Anna Kournikova
     has it all: looks, talent and a ticket to Wimbledon.  But
     does her career have legs?" (DETAILS, 7/98 issue).