To ink or not to ink? Tennis players and their tattoos

Stan Wawrinka on his way to the Australian Open title in 2014

#3 Svetlana Kuznetsova

Kuznetsova tattoo
The pain does not kill Kuznetsova, Kuznetsova kills the pain

Kuznetsova is known as one of the most popular players in the WTA locker room and one of the more interesting characters in the game. While she can mesmerise us with her tennis skills, she can also leave us dumbfounded with some of her losses.

The two-time Grand Slam champion has tattoos on both arms: one, in Russian, is dedicated to all those who criticized her during her career and means “Only God is our judge”. The other one is self-explanatory: “The pain does not kill me, I kill the pain.”

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