I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.

Sometimes when you're putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work's going to pay off.

I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'

Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don't think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.

It's pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that's just the way it is.

I'd probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we'd all see who really uses them and who doesn't.