1.   Khorkina, the Russian glamour girl and European champion, was one of the victims of the vault mishap, falling to her knees on her first dismount.

2.   Another Berlin absentee is Anna Kournikova, the Russian glamour girl preferring to seek out her first career singles title in Warsaw this week.

3.   Anna Kournikova edged past Sydney Olympic silver medallist Elena Dementieva in a battle of the Russian glamour queens in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament second round Thursday.

4.   The computerised-draw threw up an intriguing first-round match between Henin and Russian glamour player Anna Kournikova, making a comeback from a foot injury.