I Don't Have To Follow Any Special

I Love Playing For My Country, Getting The Support. Especially For The Kids And Everybody, Showing My Example Of What I Can Achieve So Early. And Maybe They Can Achieve It, Too, Just To Get That In Their Minds.

People Always Ask About Young People Like Me Being Forced Into Things. I Play Tennis Because I Love It. I Think Russians Might Be Tougher Than Other People. When I Arrived In America I Was Young, But I Already Knew What I Wanted. I Think That When You Start From Nothing, When You Come From Nothing, It Makes You Hungry. I Am Proud Of Where I Came From And I Know What I Want. I Want To Win.

I'd Like To Have A Family.

I Spent A Whole Year When I Was Injured Just Trying To Get My Arm Back To The Point Where I Could Hit A Tennis Ball For More Than 30 Minutes A Day. I'd Hit For 15 Minutes And It Would Feel As If My Arm Was Going To Fall Off.

My Main Goal Is To Stay Healthy Because When You're Injured You Realise How Lucky You Are To Have Your Health.