Every match I go into, I'm the huge favorite. I lose a set and it's, like, crazy.

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.

When they [court announcers] say, 'This is the world No. 2,' it just doesn't sound right to me because either I'm No. 1 or I'm a grand slam champion. I'm not world No. 2. I just don't like the ring of it when I'm introduced on court because I've been up there for so, so long.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

I always had the dream that, once I became No 1 in the world, that if I had a child I hoped I would have it early enough so the child can see me playing.

I'm playing great tennis. I'm enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I'm loving it now.

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