Within a few years the name 'Maria Sharapova' will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.

Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I'd be on the front page of the paper.

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.

I want my tennis to speak for everything.

It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.

I look forward to the challenges.

I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.