Couple years ago I was No. 7 and I ended up top. So I kind of like the position that I'm at right now. It's hot.

I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I've been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex - it doesn't seem fair.

Everyone in this room knows that Venus is probably one of the greatest people on the tour. She's really great. She's super professional. Complete opposite of me.

Tennis is my job, but it's not my life.

I don't go there thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can. I need to be at my peak and my best is holding up the trophy. Anything less I wouldn't be really excited about. So that's all I can focus on.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

I'm really super feminine, and I'm really soft. I'm very sensitive, I realized.