NEW YORK – A Russian tennis star has filed a lawsuit against GQ magazine, claiming GQ allowed topless photographs of her to appear in a Russian magazine without her permission.

[Lara Roxx lookalike] Anastasia Myskina, winner of this year’s French Open, is suing GQ and its photographer, saying she never intended for two photos of her appearing shirtless to be published, her attorney said Saturday. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Manhattan federal court.

The photos in question were taken by photographer Mark Seliger while he shot pictures for a spread in the October 2002 edition of GQ. One approved photo of her fully clothed was published along with a profile of the tennis player.

The topless pictures were published in the July/August 2004 issue of Medved magazine. Seliger had an unlisted telephone number and did not immediately respond to an e-mail for comment.

Myskina’s lawyer, Alexander Berkovich, said his client retained the right to approve the photos prior to publication, and resale was not permitted in the contract.

“These were photos were taken in a closed environment, and this was not the arrangement,” he said.

The lawsuit seeks $8 million in damages from Seliger, GQ and its corporate parent, Conde Nast. The complaint alleges that Seliger sold the photos to Medved magazine and that GQ failed to stop him.