Sania Mirza Quotes

Since I retired, I very much enjoy watching Serena Williams play. While I was playing, she was one of the toughest players I ever faced. Her ground strokes are so solid, her serve is one of the most powerful in women's tennis, and mentally she is just so strong.

I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.

That top 100 is a big barrier that every tennis player strives to break into.

I actually wanted to be a tennis player.

My favorite tennis player, who I'm amazed by, is Roger Federer.

Playing in a main draw Grand Slam is something you dream about as a kid.

Since I was like eight, I always wanted to be playing pro tennis.

I'm pretty realistic. I cannot wish to be Chris Evert or Martina Navratilova because they won, like, a hundred Grand Slams.

I am a big fan of players like Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Leander Paes. I would love to see them play.

I don't want to be playing on Court 17 for the rest of my life.

I knew I was going to play pro tennis when I was 12.

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour.

I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year.

Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He was probably the best player I ever played over my career. There's a list of players that were tough, but Andre, certainly, he was the most unique.

I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.

Anna Kournikova will always be better paid than Lindsay Davenport. The first left the circuit without having won a single title while the second was world number one.

There are so many great players on the men's - and women's - side. Hopefully I can keep improving and eventually play in the Masters.

My dream was always, when I was a little girl, to be number one and to win grand slams as the number one.

In tennis, a lot of parents are accused of driving their kids into tennis. I would say I'm the opposite: I drove my parents into it. They didn't take it that seriously until I was about 11 or 12 years old, when they realised I had an opportunity to go pro.

When you play Futures and Challengers for three, four years, you're playing in obscurity. You play the game for other reasons. You don't play the game for money or attention. You play the game because you like to play. You play the game because you enjoy the journey.

To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.

I've always wanted to play Davis Cup. I love Davis Cup.

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.

I think winning the world tour events is pretty special. They're just so hard to win.

I have played some good matches against Rafa on clay.