PARIS, May 24 (AFP) - She's come to terms with being the pretty face of women's tennis - but can she break through for a tournament win? Russian teenage star Anna Kournikova reckons brains can overcome brawn as she looks to see off the musclebound new generation blocking her path to French Open glory at Roland Garros. Unseeded Kournikova has still to break her title duck on the WTA Tour, though she came close at Hilton Head - going down to Swiss world number one Martina Hingis in the final. And with the likes of muscular Williams sisters Venus and Serena, as well as rising French star Amelie Mauresmo, racing up the rankings, Kournikova is increasingly in danger of missing out on the teenage revolution sweeping the women's game. Ice-cool blonde Kournikova always gets noticed the minute she arrives at an event. But the focus of attention is often more on her looks than her tennis. Her failure to land a title success has left her on the brink of sliding out of the top 20. In the coming fortnight she will be more visible than ever, wearing a hi-tech golden dress which she is marketing for her sponsor. But she will need more than a technicolour dreamcoat to see off one of the strongest fields in years. "It's really great to be back in Paris - it's my favourite city. And I hope to do better than last year, when I got to the fourth round," said Kournikova, looking forward to her opening match Tuesday against Tamarine Tanasugarn, whom she has never faced. The Thai turns 22 on Monday - but she needn't expect a present on court because Kournikova is keen to don the winning habit. "It's important to win any tournament but I've been working especially hard for this one - I've even started learning a little bit of French," she smiled. "I know it looks like I've been around a long time but it's only my third full year on the circuit," added Kournikova, who has a 20-10 record for the year. "I think I've still plenty of time to win something - it will come. I'll not let it get to me (never having won a Tour title). And I like the clay - you can create on it." The teenager joined Nick Bollettieri's academy aged 11 before taking Pavel Slozil as her coach in January last year. She then split with him in what she termed a "mutual decision" and has replaced him with her mother Alla. "I just wanted a change. It feels good having her with me on the road. It's not much fun to travel alone," she said. Kournikova's form reached a nadir last October when she served up 20 double faults in crashing out to Italian Silvia Farina in the opening round of the Kremlin Cup. But she did make the fourth round of the Australian Open before Mary Pierce of France blew her away in straight sets. Kournikova is itching to hit the red clay here and says she has come to terms with the media circus which follows almost her every move. As she once famously said: "I can't change my face."  