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Women's Tennis Is Getting Faster And The Girls Are Getting More Athletic, So I Need To Push Myself To Become A Better Athlete. I Think 2013 Showed Me, Like A Few Other Years How Important Being Healthy Is And How I Must Listen To My Body. During This Off Season I Have Been A Little Smarter On How I Train And How I Treat My Body.

If Everything Was Going Smoothly You Would Never Build Character.

I Have A Very Big Sweet Tooth And I Love Treating Myself To Something That I Wouldn't Necessarily Eat During The Tournament Such As A Nice-sized Cake.

Whenever I Have Friends Over, We End Up Eating And Talking And Losing Track Of Time, And, Once In A While, Singing Karaoke. It Reminds Me Of The Family Meals We Had In Russia, Which Always Lasted A Very Long Time. That's A Tradition I Miss.

As An Individual, I Take Every Match Seriously, No Matter Who I'm Going To Play.