The tiger head tattoo has always been one of the most well-known labels on Sabalenka's body, but how many people know the real secret behind the tattoo?
In the past, when Sabalenka was hitting the ball hard, the eye-catching tiger head tattoo on her left arm had puzzled many fans and netizens.
It wasn't until Sabalenka's victory over Pegula in the US Open final last year to increase the number of Grand Slam titles to three in one fell swoop that everyone knew why a Belarusian girl should tattoo a tiger head.
"I was born in the Year of the Tiger and one day I dreamed of a tattoo of a tiger while I was sleeping. I want to walk with the tiger and take great pictures with the tiger. I want to touch the tiger and feel the tiger. When Sabalenka said this in an interview with Tennis Channel, some fans regarded the Belarusian girl as an excellent screenwriter, and a simple paragraph made a fascinating story related to the tiger head tattoo.
In addition, Sabalenka said that she belonged to the tiger, this purely Chinese traditional expression also instantly shortened the distance between her and Chinese fans and netizens, making many people shout "I love you" to the Belarusian girl.
It can be said that this tiger head tattoo has not only become one of the most talked about topics on Sabalenka's body, but this label is even more interesting for Belarusian girls.
Ahead of last year's U.S. Open final, Sabalenka and her team had a blast on the tiger's head, having her strength and conditioning coach Stacey print a tiger head on his bald head on confetti.
In the final against Pegula, I don't know if it was the double tiger help that gave Sabalenka endless motivation, even though the rich American girl took out everything, and even once gave Sabalenka great pressure, she was finally won by the Belarusian girl in two sets.
At that time, some fans and netizens bluntly said that Sabalenka won the third Grand Slam championship of her career at the US Open, "There is definitely the help of the tiger head behind it." ”
After winning the championship, Sabalenka smiled and stroked the watermark tiger head tattoo on the head of physical trainer Stacy, and the rich boyfriend played a big game and kissed the tiger head on the other party's head directly, which completely detonated the atmosphere of the scene.
Since then, the tiger head has become a very distinctive symbol on Sabalenka's body, which has made many people boldly predict that this tiger head tattoo has now become a lucky charm for Belarusian girls, "With it, the emperor can become omnipotent on the hard court." ”
Just when everyone was hoping that Sabalenka could make history with the Australian Open women's singles three times in a row this year, and the spectacular picture of four tigers surrounding her appeared, she did not expect the final against the American star Case, who had fluctuated at a critical moment, and Belarus, which had never been defeated by this because of this, paid a heavy price, was defeated by Keys 2-1, lost three consecutive Australian Open titles, and missed the opportunity to lift the fourth Grand Slam title of her career in Melbourne.
Although this time the tiger head tattoo did not shine at the award ceremony again with Sabalenka's successful ascent to the top like last year's US Open, it let everyone know Sabalenka's true intention of tattooing the tiger head on her body.
This tiger head tattoo represents not only the Sabalenka tiger, but has become a "sharp weapon" for her to compete for the championship in the arena.
"Now it's reminding me never to give up, to be aggressive, to stay hungry, to push myself to keep going no matter what happens." Sabalenka revealed the secret of the tiger's head tattoo after beating Pavlyuchenkova in the semi-finals of this year's Australian Open. The reason that surprised the outside world at the time was that I didn't expect the Belarusian girl to be so motivated, and it also made everyone understand one thing, why she was so successful on the hard court.
After Sabalenka won two Grand Slam titles in one year last year and became a three-time Grand Slam champion, someone once said something very interesting, bluntly saying that Belarusian girls are so successful, why do they always keep demanding of themselves, whether they are ahead or behind, "like a fierce tiger, they are so ruthless that they want to bite their opponents to death, and they really don't leave anyone else to live." ”
Now that I know that the tiger head tattoo is because Sabalenka did it to motivate herself, I finally know why the Belarusian girl always plays so fiercely, and almost every shot is like using all her strength, trying to kill her opponent with one shot.
Although everyone thinks that the tiger head tattoo makes Sabalenka very fierce in the ring, the Belarusian girl stressed that she is not fierce off the field at all, "I am a very gentle girl. ”(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)