Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles - Semifinal - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021 Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic in action during her semifinal match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine REUTERS/Edgar Su
TOKYO (Reuters) - When the going gets tough for Marketa Vondrousova, who powered past Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to reach the Olympic women's singles final on Thursday, she finds inspiration close at hand from a message tattooed on her arm.
Inked just above her right elbow, the 42nd-ranked Czech has the words "no rain, no flowers", a reminder that even the toughest times can be followed by success.
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