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.

You work your whole life to try to be the best you can, even if it's for only one day or one week.

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.

I could never have gotten back into my career without the undying support of my husband, who works full time at a stressful job! We decided that we were going to do this as total partners and it is a 50/50 deal with us.

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 wasn't a perfect thing at 17. I didn't have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn't want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.

I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.