One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.

I think it's important for me to keep adapting.

As I've got older, I've really had to dig deep and find where my happiness comes from. Why do I play tennis? You get a lot of incredible highs, but it can be very lonely with some dark lows. So the biggest thing I've learned is finding the reasons for my enjoyment.

Nothing quite beats playing on home soil in front of a home crowd.

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs and lows of tennis at this level.

Before I started playing more on the WTA tour, I actually won most of my Challengers on the clay, especially at the very beginning.

When I play at my best is when I play with the least amount of inhibition, when I think less.

I was training in Spain for 15 months, and while I was there, my parents didn't want to be halfway around the world away from their 14-year-old daughter. So they migrated to the U.K. because they had Hungarian passports, and that's in the E.U., so they could work there.

No matter how much you train, you can't replicate the stresses that the body takes when it's in a competitive environment.

I don't believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.

I've been raised with a decent head on my shoulders.

Winning matches on any surface will definitely give you a much larger element of trust in what you're doing.

Results come and go; tournaments come and go.

I am getting better and more knowledgeable in how I hydrate and how I make my drinks and how I eat and things like that.

My experience on clay is less than possibly on hard and grass courts, but in terms of my game style and my physical abilities, I think there's no reason why I can't adapt well to the surface and really try to maximize what I can do well on clay.

We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.

I don't really listen to music before I go on court.

I would love to get my parents a house somewhere or a place in the country.

I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as sweet or the defeats as motivating.

If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself.

There are always going to be distractions, push and shove between players. It's about rolling with the punches and enjoying every situation, good or bad.

When I go into the gym, I'm working on getting my muscles stronger, and I try to treat my mind in the same manner.

I look to constantly be a better version of myself every time I step out on court. That has come out with some good wins and good things on paper, but if my ranking were to drop or to rise, it wouldn't affect my goals or how I want to keep improving.

If you are able to enjoy what you do and doing it the best that you can, then you're on the right track.