I know you are reporters and I know this is your job, but, you know, take your note pads, take your pencils down, take your grunt-o-meters down, the fashion police, put everything away and just watch the match, you know, from just the fans' perspective. I seriously think that the quality of the match today was great.

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.

Women's tennis is getting faster and the girls are getting more athletic, so I need to push myself to become a better athlete. I think 2013 showed me, like a few other years how important being healthy is and how I must listen to my body. During this off season I have been a little smarter on how I train and how I treat my body.

When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.

We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.

My shoulder's not where I want it to be, but I'm doing a good job of monitoring it.

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet.