Playing in a main draw Grand Slam is something you dream about as a kid.
For us, the Grand Slams are very important. When the Grand Slams come, you're thinking, 'OK, this is the tournament.' To lose there is disappointing.
Our biggest events are the Grand Slams and are always going to be the Grand Slams.
This is a dream from when I was kid. I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam.
You want to try and win as many slams as possible in your career. As a tennis player, that's what we always dream of as a kid, wanting to play slams, wanting to win them.
When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams.
Playing for Juventus is something you dream about when you're a kid.
I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.
It's a dream come true. I mean, when I was a kid, I used to dream about playing college football one day, and now I'm playing in the best conference, and I truly believe that.
Wherever I'm at, if I'm playing well I can put myself into a position to win any tournament, including grand slams.
To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.
I still think that I'm dreaming. It's a strange feeling. I always try to watch the final of Grand Slams because that's where the best players are playing. ... I never expected to play a final. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. And right now I just did it.
My dream was always, when I was a little girl, to be number one and to win grand slams as the number one.
When I was a little girl, I dreamt of winning grand slams and being No. 1 in the world. That dream stays the same as long as you're doing the career that you're on. I think it would be silly for that to change.
Being number one, winning Grand Slams, that's something I never had before.
Everyone is fighting like crazy because it's the last Grand Slam. When you play the Grand Slams, you just have to give everything you have.