Caroline Wozniacki has returned to Sports Illustrated for its 2017 Swimsuit Issue, and despite only wearing teeny-tiny string bikinis, the star is actually more covered up than she was in 2016.
Whereas last year the 26-year-old rocked a painted-on one-piece, this year Caroline posed in a series of very real swimsuits while enjoying the sand and sun in Turks & Caicos' Parrot Cay.
With the absence of paint, though, she is certainly revealing more skin this year in a barely-there halter bikini top and a series of cheeky thong bikini bottoms.
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![Beach-bound: Caroline Wozniacki poses for the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/16/14/3D4C43FE00000578-4231322-image-a-2_1487256809667.jpg)
Beach-bound: Caroline Wozniacki poses for the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
![Nice gig: The 26-year-old traveled to Turks & Caicos' Parrot Cay for the shoot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/16/14/3D4C440600000578-4231322-image-a-3_1487256813111.jpg)
Nice gig: The 26-year-old traveled to Turks & Caicos' Parrot Cay for the shoot
![She wore a variety of swimsuits for the occasion, all of which played up her assets](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/16/14/3D4C4E3200000578-4231322-image-m-8_1487257001180.jpg)
She wore a variety of swimsuits for the occasion, all of which played up her assets
Caroline is clearly thrilled to have been including, sharing a photo of herself in a low-cut neon one-piece with cut-outs up the side on Instagram.
'So excited and honored to be included in the issue for the third straight year,' she wrote, adding a shout-out to the magazine's editor. 'Thank you @mj_day for believing in me and for making every shoot memorable and for making me part of the #SISwim family!'
She also posted a second image from the shoot, showing her in a very sporty green one-piece on the tennis court.
'Tennis in bathing suits... Who's in?!' she wrote.
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She said she was so excited to return and thanked editor MJ Day for believing in her
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Athletic power: The tennis star is one of three to appear in the issue this year
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Sexy: Behind-the-scenes video shows her laughing and getting wet while posing on the beach
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Superstar: Serena Williams also returned to the issue for the first time since her 2003 debut
In other images on the SI website, she models a green string bikini, a simple red two-piece, a flimsy, lacy yellow number, and a white bikini with a sizzling cut-out over her chest.
It seems that the styling department for the magazine was unable to find a swimsuit that adequately covered Caroline's backside, as each piece she wore showed off the asset.
Caroline is one of three tennis players to appear in the athlete-packed Swimsuit Issue this year: Grand Slam title record-holder Serena Williams and Eugenie Bouchard also posed.
Serena made her debut in the Swimsuit Issue in 2003, but this is her first time back in a decade and a half.
![Kate Upton stars on the cover of the current issue of the magazine. See more at SI.com/Swimsuit. The issue is on newsstands now](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/16/18/3D3C1E0100000578-4231322-image-a-179_1487270259452.jpg)
Kate Upton stars on the cover of the current issue of the magazine. See more at SI.com/Swimsuit. The issue is on newsstands now
![Bathing beauty: Last year, she spent 15 hours having this sexy red swimsuit painted on for the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/18/17/3158E12B00000578-3453191-image-m-30_1455817138655.jpg)
Bathing beauty: Last year, she spent 15 hours having this sexy red swimsuit painted on for the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
![Proud of her work: Caroline struck a pose holding her editorial in 2016](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/02/18/17/313F9F8A00000578-3453191-image-m-38_1455817972561.jpg)
Proud of her work: Caroline struck a pose holding her editorial in 2016
Caroline also posed for the special issue in 2016, traveling to Petit St. Vincent in the Grenadine islands to pose in risque one-piece swimsuit made entirely of body paint.
'I feel totally naked. But when I look in the mirror, it's the weirdest thing — I feel like I have plenty of clothes on,' she says in a clip from last year's shoot. 'It's kind of a surreal experience. 'I have never done anything like this before, so it makes it very special.'
'Knowing what an incredible suit I have on right now, and we are in the most beautiful place here so I am sure the photos are going to be amazing,' she said.
'It's very tiny. There is not a lot here,' one make-up artist said of the crimson faux-suit, which featured nude-cutouts.
'I love my body paint, and it has been such an unbelievable experience, really,' she said after a long day shooting on the beach.
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