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.

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.

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

People always ask about young people like me being forced into things. I play tennis because I love it. I think Russians might be tougher than other people. When I arrived in America I was young, but I already knew what I wanted. I think that when you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.

I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court

I'm not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!