I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life.

My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.

In Toronto, Serena Williams was not fit at all, not striking the ball well at all, and went three sets with someone (ranked) 92 in the world.

Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

From one match to the next, I kept on winning.