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.

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

We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.

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

My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.

I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.

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.