Coming here, it's been a really great opportunity to relax and get back out on the court right away after losing in New York ... I wouldn't fly all this way if I didn't want to win the tournament and perform at a high level. |
Definitely, when they said . . . this is my 15th US Open, it makes you think. I can't believe -- I don't think I can count all 15. No, there's no question I'm one of the veterans on tour. I like to think I'm still in my 20s, which I am. I'm not quite over the hill yet. |
Didn't know that. Not important, ... We'll settle it once and for all at the end of the year. |
Every time the chips were down for Venus, she played unbelievable, ... I thought I played really well and I thought I had a lot of chances, and I feel like she never let me take advantage of those chances. |
Finally I got my shots inside the lines and didn't go for so much and I was able to play a little bit more percentage tennis. |
Getting everybody playing is the first step to really getting it back to a premier sport. |
Hopefully the slate is clean, |
I almost died when they said this was my 15th U.S. Open, |
I always play great players in the final here, ... Amelie and I played such a close match at Wimbledon, and I'm looking forward to playing her again. |
I am looking forward to getting healthy and defending my year-end No.1 ranking at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles next week, |
I am looking forward to getting healthy and defending my year-end number one ranking at the WTA Tour Championships, |
I am not one to reminisce, |
I am really excited to win over 50 titles, ... That means a lot to me as not many players have won that. I was thinking about it after I won Bali and was glad to be able to do it here right off the bat. |
I am very excited I was able to win here, my first year here, |
I am very satisfied with the way I played the first and third sets, but I really have no idea what happened in the second set. I am looking forward to Indian Wells in two weeks, because I have always done well in California. |