If I have a daughter and she plays tennis, and I have a son who plays tennis, I wouldn't say that my son deserves more money because he's a man. I would say they deserve the same amount of money.

My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the very next minute you're like".

Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.

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 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.

I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I feel I can give back.

I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.