I spent a whole year when I was injured just trying to get my arm back to the point where I could hit a tennis ball for more than 30 minutes a day. I'd hit for 15 minutes and it would feel as if my arm was going to fall off.
I love getting consumer reports. I think it's one of my favourite things, studying what people have to say about the product and then trying to make it better.
I don't need many things. I don't need glamour and attention to be happy. I'm very happy being settled and working my butt off and trying to win grand slams.
When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
Sometimes when you're putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work's going to pay off.
When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.
I learned there's a big difference between juniors and the pros.
I don't worry about what my opponent is doing.
I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.
I'd like to have a family.
I want my tennis to speak for everything.
When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner - and how that winner might be me.
If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble. Because I'm all over that dog, all the time.
Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it's great material, then you feel confident in it.
I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.
I'm just like every other girl who likes to shop, likes to look good, likes to spend time with friends.
Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself.
When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.
I owe a lot to my parents.
