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Cutesy courtside couple Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters announced their engagement last week, but it was different nuptial news that really knocked the tennis socks off many sport insiders.
Blond baseliner Ashley Harkleroad, 18, dubbed the "American Anna Kournikova" for her striking resemblance to the Russian bombshell, told friends she will tie the knot with fellow pro Alex Bogomolov Jr., 20, of Miami.
"It's a shocker, because Ashley's only 18," reports our favorite tennis insider. "They've only been dating since the U.S. Open."
Bogomolov, you may recall, is actually a close pal of Kournikova's, and was photographed holding hands with the sex symbol outside Barney's in 2002, fueling rumors of romance that turned out to be unfounded. The February 2004 issue of Men's Health mag dubs Harkleroad "The best reason to forget Anna K. and get on with our lives." No word on whether the Flintstone, Ga., native has dubbed her beau "Bamm-Bamm."
Meanwhile, down in insanely romantic Sydney, Australia, it's been nothing but sets in the city for Hewitt and fellow former No. 1 Clijsters. Hewitt, 22,...