As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay.

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

I got comments about being too small, too short, there haven't been any Asian players and who am I to go out there and turn pro before my 16th birthday? And that's all good and fine. People want to have their comments and their opinions. Ultimately, you do what you believe in your heart. I think for me, things turned out OK.

In the tennis world, there weren't a whole lot of Asians playing. You see it a little bit more now. The same can really be said for basketball.

For me, at the French Open, if I wasn't playing my match I was glued to CNN watching the events unfold.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.