I'm proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.

I am very blessed to be able to play tennis, the sport that I love and very grateful for the opportunities to play in the finals of big events, when the season starts you are on the roll constantly and obliged to be committed to daily routines on and off the court.

It's not so simple to just stay in the moment and trust your game and your strength that you can turn it around.

You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.

Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.

To handle that stardom, the red carpets, the photo shoots, people all of a sudden recognizing you and following you in everyday life, it's a bit weird. It's strange, and it can have funny effects on you in terms of do you like it or don't you like it. Some people run away from it, some people embrace it; I found a good middle ground.

There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.