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Last updated on November 19, 2024.
I usually don't play really good on clay.
I wasn't the tallest kid when I was little.
Playing matches is definitely going to help me get ready for the U.S. Open.
I get involved when it comes to style and pretty looks on the court.
I have part of Russian stuff inside me, fight and fierce that I have.
It's not easy playing a fellow American. I obviously want all of us to do well.
I feel like I'm playing some of my best tennis on clay. I'm sliding a lot, moving a lot. I know how to adjust to the surface, so I'm loving the clay.
I didn't want to overthink things because you can start overdoing it and get anxiety.
I've looked up to Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova. I followed their matches when I was little.
The fight in me - I feel like that's something you can't teach. I feel like you've got to have that. You've got to have that belief and the passion.
I love representing the US. I just love it.
I feel like mental toughness has been a huge part.
I guess maybe it doesn't matter how you serve, as long as you get it in. Yeah, that's worked for me.
I would love to be a fashion designer, so we'll see how that goes.
Obviously I had great hand-eye coordination. I saw I was really different than other players.
You've really got to, first of all, love the game, you got to love the competition, you got to love to compete.
During the match I just try to put the emotions aside. I don't have time to think about my emotions. I have to play one point at a time.
It's not easy to get respect. It's really easy to lose it.
I tried not to focus on the fact that I'm playing Venus Williams and tried to focus on myself. To show that I'm Sofia Kenin is obviously the cherry on top.
Thank you to my parents for giving me the American dream.
People said, 'What are you talking about? She's so small. What are you doing? This is a joke.' We didn't have the best things said about me, but my dad's been there and he believed in me, didn't listen to that.