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The oft-spectacled Serbian Janko Tipsarevic has a bunch of tattoos. Most notable is a quote from Dostoevsky’s The Idiot — “Beauty will save the world.” — on his left arm, inked in Japanese. (He thought about getting it done in Russian, but it didn’t look as good.)
The other tattooed parts: his right arm, his back.
And let’s not forget his piercings: he has a labret and a barbell in the right brow.
FURTHER READING: The Guardian‘s Robert Kitson wrote this poetic article about Janko losing to Andy Roddick in the first round of last year’s Wimbledon.
From left to right: mug shot, right arm, left arm, brow
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May 24, 2007 at 1:13 pm |
the last time i saw him play was at indian wells last february, i was thrilled that he defeated lleyton in the second round. the tattoos and piercings goes pretty well with his personality, i wish he would start playing well because he has a lot of potential.
January 26, 2008 at 7:23 pm |
Couldn’t agree more1! Anyone who beats Lleyton is a champ in my book any day!
March 19, 2008 at 11:27 am |
The tattoos look real nice and the piercing is cool too.
May 13, 2008 at 7:24 pm |
I think Janko tipsarevic ..or as I like to call him..tippie! 🙂 is the coolest person alive and my hero. I hope he goes really far in his career so we get to see him more on the telly 🙂
I saw him this year at the Aus open and he won! I cant remember who he played against, all my attentions was on him.
He won and then was doing the walk around of victory and my friend and I were in amazing seats and he turned and was facing our way and I punched my arm in the air and in response he did the same!!!! 🙂
I nearly died from happiness
June 15, 2008 at 10:14 pm |
I love Janko! Sexy…..
September 24, 2008 at 7:21 am |
i saw him playing on Davis Cup and i really enjoyed this match cause it was so exciting…i hope he will have very saccesfull career…u are very interesting and cute Janko…
October 26, 2008 at 5:15 am |
Janko ti si nas car,kakav Novak ti imas vise kvaliteta od njega 100%samo to jos nisi pokazao narodu sirom sveta!!!Kad Janko bude usao u top 10 shvaticete koliko on ima kvaliteta!!!
p.s.Janko ti si ponos SRBIJE!!!!
MILICA FROM SERBIA BELGRADE
January 30, 2009 at 8:16 am |
Janko is the best! Novak i so fuckin’ boring and arrogant but Janko is THE MAN! he’s a great guy… serbia loves him… his tattoos and pearcings? i think he had 7 earings in one ear, and 3 other pearcings, but he removed them because of his girlfriend biljana… he also had blu hair.. and green.. and yellow… and all tree at the same time.. ❤ him!
May 26, 2010 at 3:51 am |
I think sports men always liked piercing and tattoos when we see in past.