Aryna Sabalenka commented on why she has a tiger tattoo on her arm.
The Belarusian is awaiting her participation in Wimbledon after being defeated in the second round of the Grass Court Championships Berlin by Veronika Kudermetova with a score of 2-6, 6-7(2). With the victory over Vera Zvonareva (6-3, 6-2), Sabalenka will enter the third Grand Slam of the year with only two matches on grass.
The world No. 2 has previously shown that she has the ability to compete on grass, as she reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2021 (defeated by Karolina Pliskova by 5-7, 6-4, 6-4) in a championship ultimately won by the world No. 1 at the time, Ashleigh Barty.
The Belarusian recently spoke about the visible tiger tattoo on her left arm and the reaction of her parents.
“I was born the year of the tiger. I was dating a guy covered in tattoos..I thought a tiger suits me. I’m a fighter. I never give up. I hated it at 1st, so did my parents. My mom didn't speak to me for a week. She said, 'What the f*** is this?”
Aryna Sabalenka on Tiger Tattoo: “I was born the year of the tiger. I was dating a guy covered in tattoos..I thought a tiger suits me. I’m a fighter. I never give up. I hated it at 1st, so did my parents. My mom didn't speak to me for a week. She said, 'What the f*** is this?”😂
Sabalenka can continue to dream of becoming the world No. 1 if she becomes the champion at Wimbledon. Currently, she is around 900 points behind Iga Swiatek, who is playing in Bad Homburg this week. However, Aryna is ahead by 500 points in the race towards the WTA Finals, so if she achieves a better result than Swiatek at Wimbledon, she could get even closer to the top of the WTA rankings.
