Growing up, I wanted to be Chris Evert.
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam.
My goal one day is to be in the same sentence as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. If I can match them for 10 years, I'd be in their company. They were class acts. That's what I'd like to be.
I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from her.
I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.
When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.
I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.
