I'm never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.

It's nice to be one of the most beautiful people.

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.

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

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.

I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded.