BOSTON (AP) – Anna Kournikova will play two mixed doubles exhibition matches Saturday with Tracy Austin and two men during the Champions Cup, featuring retired male players. The field for the three-day event that starts Friday at Boston University is made up of Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, Jim Courier, Todd Martin and Mikael Pernfors.

“I love playing, still being on the court and playing mixed doubles,” Kournikova said in a telephone interview.

She also thinks it’s good for the sport that the same players tend to dominate – Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Williams.

“They just become the names associated with that sport and I think it happens in every sport, not just in tennis,” Kournikova said. “It’s great. That way people can follow tennis and even people that are not just tennis fans but are sports fans, they can associate those names with the game.”

Kournikova plans to play in other Champions Cup events and in World Team Tennis with St. Louis in the 10-team league that runs from July 2-26.