She hasn’t rose above #39 in the WTA rankings, but Ashley Harkleroad will be #1 in the hearts of millions of Playboy readers when her photo spread hits the shelves.
The 23-year-old Harkleroad found herself kicking her heels earlier this year when she was recovering from surgery to remove a cyst from her ovaries.
While others would choose to convalesce on a relaxing vacation or just lounge in front of the television, Harkleroad chose to accept the offer of posing nude for the world’s most famous glamour magazine.
“I was just laying there for three weeks, and, you know, an offer came to me,” the woman from smalltown Georgia told goggle-eyed reporters.
“I thought, well, I’m not really doing anything right now so I thought about it and it was something that I did. I’m proud of my body. I was representing a female athlete’s body.”
How often do you see the words “ovaries,” “cyst” and “Playboy” in the same article?
Here are a few pics of Harkleroad to get you ready.
