Anna's Army explores the current explosion of Russian talent on the women's tour.


This 51 minute documentary traces the history of women's tennis in Russia through match coverage, interviews with the leading Russian women players, their parents, and their coaches.


Interesting side notes include historic footage and photos of the last Russian Tsar and Soviet leaders playing tennis, rare home-video of today's top pros training as juniors in Moscow, a comical Boris Yeltsin during a heated match, the rising onslaught of Russian pros and juniors, and a section on these young femme fatales' marketing successes and role as cultural icons.


Coverage of the Russian training system shown on this DVD hints that we may be seeing many more Russian players competing in the top ranks for years to come.