Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Chakvetadze tied up and robbed

Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star tennis player Anna Chakvetadze was robbed at her cottage early Tuesday morning.

According to several Russian news sources, including Kommersant Moscow, Chakvetadze and her parents were tied up by the criminals and valuables worth five million rubles (nearly $202,000 USD) were taken.

Kommersant reports Chakvetadze's cottage is located close to Moscow's Aprelevka region. Russia's daily online paper reports detectives said four unidentified persons committed the crime around 4:00 a.m.

The 20-year-old Chakvetadze helped Russia win the Fed Cup this year. She also won four titles this year on the WTA Tour.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=220116

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