I just follow my heart.

I look forward to competing.

I just keep fighting and try to be the last one standing.

The woman’s tour is very tough for all of the players.

I think players changing coaches is normal.

I love New York City.

I need some time to recover. I’m not a machine.

I really do not think about ‘Oh, right now I have to defend those points and this title.’ I just really want to enjoy playing on the court, in front of the fans.

If I didn’t do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.

I never thought I could win the French Open.

Of course, after I retire I want to be the housewife, really.

I want to go to Shenzhen or somewhere down south to work as a waitress or in a factory. I don’t want to do what my mom does. Life’s too tough as a Chinese farmer.

If I have children, after school they’ll always feel happy energy in the home.

I’m married. Who cares about me?

The first time I showed the tattoo, it was big news in the newspaper: ‘She has a tattoo with a snake.’ It’s not a snake.

It wasn’t a cramp. I just felt a bit tired and needed a massage.

When you do one thing, people think it’s right or wrong. Maybe half-half.

I’m still happy, I like this life.

I felt sad because everyday I had to wake up early to practice before going to school. After school I had to go back to tennis again, and then after tennis I had homework. I...

The first match is always difficult. I think we will play better in the following matches.

I would like to say now I was very enjoy the life right now.

I’ve played in a lot of big matches and you learn from them.

Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.

It is a surprise to win in the National Games. It’s my honor to compete with Olympic champions and world champions. I am so lucky today,

Of course you’re nervous going into a final.

It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.

I don’t know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

We did not play our usual game in the first half and gave away too many opening chances.

I always had a powerful serve. It’s one of the best in women’s tennis. It’s very good to have a weapon like that.

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.

It’s always tough when you’re fighting with your husband on the court.

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!

Footwork is the most difficult thing, … It is hard to balance and difficult to slide into shots.

China tennis – we’re getting bigger and bigger.

People in China say: ‘If you love your children, send them to New York. If you hate your children, also send them to New York.’

Just because you win the French Open it doesn’t mean you can do well at Wimbledon.

I do what I want.

We don’t produce A-cups for some bras with larger chest circumference now as demand is low.

I feel like my whole life only tennis.

In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.

People know what I’m doing.

I don’t need to worry about being idolised.

Iran have improved rapidly in the past two years. They have very good young players and gave us some trouble,

I just feel exciting.

I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: ‘She’s not like normal people.’

The weather for me is nothing special. The weather couldn’t kill me.