If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.

Losses are always a relief. They take a burden off me, make me feel more normal. If I win several tournaments in a row I get so confident I'm in a cloud. If I lose I go back to the dressing room and I'm no better nor worse than anyone else. A loss gets me eager again.

I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.