“I can play well on grass. Everyone keeps on telling me that.” — Kiki Bertens Quote

I can play well on grass. Everyone keeps on telling me that.

Even though I never really liked watching tennis too much when I was growing up, it is fair to say Kim Clijsters was my idol.

Once I got the Playstation I started practicing, because if I do something I want to do it right.

Once you move into the second week of a Grand Slam, you know you are getting closer to playing on some of the world's biggest courts.

I hate losing tennis matches, I hate losing in everything I do.

We had a patch of grass outside the house that we'd always go and play on.

My favourite smell is the smell of cut grass, and the sound of sprinklers going on.

People say a striker should be so hungry for goals, that he should eat the grass. Well, I did that - literally!

Because of Iowa, I like being in a different state that doesn't even have grass and think that I smell fresh-cut grass. It brings me home.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Unfortunately, it usually takes being on the other side to realize that, because obviously being a principled person, you're so caught up in the scenario, that it's sometimes hard to see some of those issues.