I just wanted it and felt maybe it's my turn. |
I just wasn't used to getting beaten the way she beat me, ... Every time I step on the court, even if it's against Serena, I still feel like I should be the better player because, really, that's how we were raised to think when you came out on the court. So I guess that was probably a factor. |
I knew she was watching when Serena won the U.S. Open and she's happy to see another black woman win in her lifetime, |
I knew she was watching when Serena won the U.S. Open and she's happy to see another black woman win in her lifetime. |
I really hope I am the last woman player in history ever to be paid unequally. |
I think every single point will be important, ... I think more than anything, I'll just have to be able to compete better. When you're playing Serena Williams, you have to compete better than her. I got a lot of tricks from Serena just watching her. She inspired me so many times. I also got motivated by her in the early part of my career, and even now. I just have to compete better, bottom line. |
I think I was playing decent, |
I think I'll go in mentally a lot better. When it comes down to it, I don't think anyone really wants to play me because I have a lot of weapons and not a ton of weaknesses. My main weakness would probably be an occasional self-destruction mode. So I'll try not to touch that red button accidentally. |
I think I'll just improve on that, and each match at this point is important for me to get a rhythm and start dominating. |
I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance. |
I think it will be a real tough match. She does everything well and when she strikes the ball, she really goes for it. |
I think it's something that they can fix. I was in pain. It was really tough to move and I couldn't move fast. |
I think my serve was really good today. Spin serve, tricky serve, all kinds of serve, |
I think the wind was definitely a test today, ... It was deathly windy. It's easy to fumble and self-destruct in those kind of conditions. I tried to add more spin, take some off the serve, try to get the first serve in... not go for too much, but of course still play the right shots, try to move forward and be aggressive. |
I was barely able to get out of the storm [and to the U.S. Open on time], ... I didn't know it was coming till someone started talking about it from my office. |