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I like to play a little bit of blackjack and a little bit of roulette but I’m not a big gambler.
That’s how tennis is sometimes: You can have good days, you can have bad days, your opponents can play really well.
I would like to see a rule change – or at least a discussion around the issue – where you can have an injury timeout but then you lose a point. I think it needs something to make players consider if they really need the timeout.
I think I can play really well on grass when my serve is going well, when I really play aggressive, when I believe in it, then I think I can play well.
Maybe I should take more acting classes or pursue a career in that.
Even though I never really liked watching tennis too much when I was growing up, it is fair to say Kim Clijsters was my idol.
In the beginning I wasn’t playing as well and had to feel the court and got better and better as I tried to play aggressively and it turned out pretty well.
I like the clay courts more, everyone knows that.
I thought I was really a player who really didn’t like to be on the big stage.
It has been tough to get used to hard surfaces and adjust my game – I grew up in the Netherlands playing on clay, so I love that surface the most. For my game, it is the most natural.
Once you move into the second week of a Grand Slam, you know you are getting closer to playing on some of the world’s biggest courts.
I know I can play good on clay.
There is always something that I want to do better.
If someone tests positive for coronavirus, our sport would be stained forever.
I can play well on grass. Everyone keeps on telling me that.
On the clay, I am used to sliding so much and I move really well, but I can’t slide on the hard courts.
I have always demanded the maximum of myself, but the tank is quite empty. The balance of the hard work I put in day in and day out and the satisfaction I get out of it at the end of the day is no longer there.
My confidence has grown so much in the past few years that even when I’m not playing my best, I still feel calm on court and find a way to win.
I keep things mostly to myself. I’m more of an introvert.
I told myself, you’re in the Wimbledon third round, never reached the fourth round so you have nothing to lose so go for your shots.’
I simply can’t dance, so an opening dance at our wedding is a no-go.
I believe now that I can win tournaments, and before I was just hoping.
My first match on a Grand Slam show court was when I played Petra Kvitova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2015. Petra was the defending champion and I think I was done in 34 minutes.
If a couple of people are watching I feel better than in a full stadium.
One thing I really love doing is an escape room.
I love games so we always play cards and board games to relax when we’re on tour.
At the end of the 2017 season I was on the brink of retirement and I had a decision to make: quit playing or do things differently. I chose to do things differently – with my approach to practice, recovery, nutrition and many other things.
I’m just trying to do my best, and we’ll see if it’s enough or not.
When people are talking – especially the media and everyone saying you’re going to win it or reach the final, it can be tough. Because then it’s like if I win then it’s only good enough.
I hate losing tennis matches, I hate losing in everything I do.
Going through the tour every year and just focusing so intensely on tennis all the time was not working for me.
I started to do yoga. It helps for the body to be more flexible but also for the mind – it calms me down a lot, so I really like to do that.
It’s always a relaxing time before my match.
Well every year I’m saying I’m going to put in a lighter schedule, but every year it’s not really happening.
It is really exciting when I play someone I have never played before.
It’s unbelievable. To be in the semis, it’s just crazy. To play Serena it will be a great match.
Melbourne is a great city and one of the favorites place on tour for many players.
I found my wedding dress about a week after we got engaged.
Normally I’m really looking forward to the clay court season.
I have realized it is more important to be happy and enjoying the life you are living – win or lose.
