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Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.

There is this brutal side to tennis. It was invented as a game for kings and cardinals and people with a lot of power who didn't have to share the field with other players.

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.

I love seeing tennis up close.

When I came on the tour, I thought, 'Why don't they treat tennis players the same way they look at football players?' Because I've got news for you: when they are on the pitch, they are not saying, 'Hello, how are you?' out there.

Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.