“I know I can do it again…I definitely have it in me."

"Everyone says, ‘Oh, you look stronger. What’s the difference?’ I’m not seventeen anymore—it’s not a child’s body anymore. It’s more of a woman’s body."

"It took me three years to recharge my brain and my body."

"I could leave tennis, but it wouldn’t leave me. It’s what I do, so I came back.
Just really nothing satisfied me as much as being back out on the court."

"You have to have a high percentage of first serves. Otherwise, these girls today are going to kill you."

"The pressure is on them, not me."

"No matter what happens now, I know I’ve come a far way."

"A lot of the girls are big and strong, but they don’t know how to move. You hit two different shots—a slice and a topspin—or you come into the net, and they lose their timing."

"Would I rather be home with the day to myself? Some days, maybe, but overall, no. No way."

“I try to play the right shot at the right time.”

“I don’t feel that much pressure. It’s because I’ve been doing this for so long it seems natural.”

"It’s not my personality to be aggressive, but I know that I need to attack."

"Once you’ve been the best, there are no seconds."

“I like everything about tennis; the game, the courts, the competition, and doing everything you can to win. It’s such a beautiful sport.”

"I was afraid tennis might have left me, but it was there for me."

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