With tennis, no one's going to give it to you. You have to be determined.

I think I'm realising that careers for tennis players are very short. On the women's side now, players are starting to peak later on, but the average age is about 31, 32 when you finish playing, so I want to make the most of it while I'm young, fit, and healthy. I don't want to waste any time.

I actually just picked (tennis) up. It's definitely not my background, but there weren't a lot of offers to take the job.

Wins and losses just blur into one as you move around the world playing matches.

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

Don't do extra biking, swimming, tennis, to replace what you are not walking or running. You really need to rest the body.