I think when you start to do well and get your confidence back, everything becomes more fun. When you're playing with not your full capacity of confidence, I think things get a little tough. I knew I could be doing better than what I was doing. Even though I was ranked 5 or 4 or whatever it was, I wanted to get back to the level I thought I could play at.

I've played too many tennis hours.

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

We get criticized for showing no personality, and then we get penalized when we do.

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

I did not grow up with people, you know, pounding in my head, 'This is what you've got to do, this is what you're going to do.

I come from a family of working women, my mum went to work two weeks after I was born - my parents had no money, there was no choice.