Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people would say, 'Well, she's living in the United States, but she's Russian.'

I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.

I don't need many things. I don't need glamour and attention to be happy. I'm very happy being settled and working my butt off and trying to win grand slams.

I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life.

Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.

It'll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But . . I'll get my revenge.

As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I'm always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.