That's our relationship. We're both very motivated, strong-willed people. It takes a huge effort and sacrifice on both our parts to make everything work, and it's always a work in progress and a discussion and everything that goes with that. |
That's way too far ahead, ... I'm so excited to be in the quarters. I'm going to leave it at that. I would love to answer that question in a few more days, but right now I'm just ecstatic to be where I am. |
The balls were definitely coming a little bit harder and deeper, ... She wasn't really allowing me to be inside the baseline as much as I was in the first set. I didn't play a great game to get broken, but overall I got it back together at the end and obviously I'm happy to come out with a victory. |
The biggest impact on my game was breaking her in the second game [of the third set], ... I played a little more calm and played a little more smarter tennis [after that]. |
The bottom line is you've got to play better than that in a quarter-final. She is a phenomenal competitor. |
The city of Philadelphia and the tournament have been fantastic supporters of women's tennis and I know will once again put on a great event. |
The girl is such a great athlete and so good off the ground, |
There's going to be a void in my life when (tennis is) gone. I've never been one to sit around. I tried it once and after three days, it was like, 'This sucks, I'm so bored, I have no purpose.' I do know, number one, that I want to start a family and have kids. So, as far as having another career, I think that would be tough to do right away. |
There's no sense in me really looking forward and stressing about a match in the second week. |
This is a difficult surface to get used to, ... Getting broke twice in the first set was tough, but I started to serve well in the second set and that's the key on this surface. |
This is one of the best matches I've played for sure here so far, and I felt like I was really aggressive and yet I could move well. My back wasn't a problem. You know, I was consistent, hitting the ball hard, very excited about that. |
This whole week wasn't easy, |
This year, I really don't know what to expect. I know there's a lot to improve but I feel good, I'm playing well and I love it in New York. |
To be honest, I was surprised I was number one up until today. |
To get any kind of money when you're a junior in high school is kind of spectacular. |