MIAMI, FL, USA - The biggest and brightest stars of the WTA met the press Tuesday afternoon at the pre-tournament All Access Hour at the Sony Open Tennis. Here they are in their own words... Maria Sharapova On the scariest thing about carrying the Olympic torch in Sochi... In rehearsals I had my hair in a bun, then for the ceremony I had it nicely done, but two seconds before I went on I realized that was a mistake because my hair was down and I saw some pictures afterwards and I was like, The torch was quite close to my hair! So it could have been an accident! Luckily everything went all right. Agnieszka Radwanska On the knee injury that hindered her in the Indian Wells final... For sure now Im just having a few days off. Luckily Im not playing until Friday, so hopefully by then Ill be good. Ill keep doing treatment and icing it a lot, and well see how it goes this week. On the Indian Wells-Miami double... These two tournaments are really nice. Not only are they both nice places, but I think everybody in the States really loves tennis so theyre both really well organized. You can see a lot of people everywhere, even on the practice courts, and theres always a huge crowd. And obviously playing somewhere where youve won before brings back great memories, so its always a pleasure to play here. Serena Williams On whether she feels pressure when shes playing... Theres a tremendous amount of pressure when you step on the court. Its bigger news to lose than it is to win. Its big front cover news if I lose. But Billie Jean King always told me pressure is a privilege - thats her famous saying - so I feel privileged that people feel that way about me when I play. On whether she feels bad for her fans if she loses... I feel really bad when I dont play well. Thats one of the reasons why I tend to be a little hard on myself. I love to play tennis and I love to compete, but ultimately the reason Im playing - and the reason womens tennis does so well - is because of the fans who come out and pay to watch. So it gets frustrating, and sometimes embarrassing, when I cant make shots. But I always do the best I can. On which sports she follows outside of tennis... Football. And Im ready for some football already! And on whether she would have played football if she were a guy... For sure. Id be a linebacker, or a quarterback - Id be a great quarterback. Linebackers are so cool - they save games and win Super Bowls! Obviously the quarterback does too, but a linebacker is such an important position. I loved learning about Lawrence Taylor - I thought he was super super cool. Jelena Jankovic On Miami... I love Miami. I played pretty well here last year and Ive been a finalist before. Its an awesome city to play in - theres so much energy here - and I love the crowds. I like the conditions too. Im really looking forward to playing here again. And Im No.6 in the world now, so I want to play like one! On fashion and make-up on the court... Actually I dont put any more make-up on when I go on the court. Thats something people dont know. I think it comes with age or maturing, that I dont care how I look anymore! I like just being real. My two essentials on the court are just hair spray and sunscreen! - See more at: wtatennis/news/article/3721339/title/quotable-quotes-bienvenido-a-miami#sthash.wgVq9PWl.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:36:29 +0000
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