Kuznetsova cuts off hair mid-match

Svetlana Kuznetsova gave herself an impromptu haircut Monday during a WTA Finals round robin match against Agnieszka Radwanska.

The 31-year-old Russian won the first set 7-5, but dropped the second 1-6, which she partially blamed on her long hair. So, before the third set got underway, Kuznetsova asked the umpire for a pair of scissors and proceeded to chop off part of her ponytail.

"It was bothering me a lot. When I was hitting the forehands I hit a good shot and it would hit my eye," she told BBC Sport. "I thought, 'what's more important? My hair, which can grow, or the match?'"

Kuznetsova went on to win the third set 7-5.