I always come very motivated to the Grand Slams.

When I was young, I looked up to Martina Hingis.

I always travel with my coach and with my physio. And then when I'm in Europe, my parents, maybe they come to events.

The problem we have in the WTA circuit is that the girls do not have a good relationship because we play against each other, and it's a sport.

If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'

To have Serena in the Wimbledon final, I think, is the hardest match you can have.

It is a time for women's tennis to return to the light, as it were, and be on a par with men's tennis, which is at a very high level.

For me, it has an extra value to be able to beat the Williams sisters in the finals, because they are just so good. For me, it's proof of being literally the best player in the tournament.

To be able to make other girls play - and hopefully in Latin America as well - is very important to me.

When a kid comes next to you, and she's like 'Ooh, one day I want to be like you!' you're like 'Wow, that's so nice to hear!'

I have routines but not superstitions.

I don't know a lot of people who achieve what they have really dreamed of as a little girl.

Once you step on the court, you see the crowd, you see the final, you see I'm here playing another Wimbledon final.

I let my racket do the talking.

I moved to Spain, and at all the tournaments I'd play, I would be really good in my age. That made me realize that I could be a pro.

I was always following my brothers. If my brothers hadn't played, I never would have picked up a racket. Tennis isn't the most popular sport in Venezuela.

I started in a very small tennis club in a South American country where I never thought about becoming the best tennis player.

People only see two hours of a tennis match where you're fighting and running and sometimes getting upset. There's a lot more than those two hours. Going out there and playing is actually the easy part.

When you're tired, you say, 'Hey, I need to rest from tennis or something.'

I didn't play juniors, really. I only played Roland Garros juniors and maybe some European tournaments.

I go for my shots with no regrets, even if I play to the fence.

I think people have this love-hate relationship with tennis. I also feel like that.

The best thing is being part of history and achieving something you've dreamed of.

I was about three years old when I started playing in Venezuela with my two older brothers. They're 12 and 11 years older, so I was always the little one.