If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes in me more than I believe in me, someone willing to work as hard as I work. I don't understand what no means or what failure means; I only understand what yes means and try again means.

When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.

I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he's got a lot and he's only had two players.

I love "Phenomenal Woman." The experiences she had of being African American in the U.S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.

My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything.

I think you have to love yourself before you fall in love. I'm still learning to love myself.

I'm definitely not at my best. Honestly, I'm under 50 percent. But I've won stuff under 50 percent before.