I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had. Serena Williams More Quotes by Serena Williams More Quotes From Serena Williams I'm alive, i'm still here. Serena Williams top-news You cant win tournaments making that many errors, i knew I had to play better, and I knew I could. Serena Williams sports It was definitely something to get used to, you don't play players like her that have such full games. Serena Williams sports I always said her ball somehow lands in my strike zone, i dont know. Its just perfect for me. Serena Williams sports The bodys good. I feel good, my backs a lot better. So Im excited. This is going to be fun. Serena Williams sports Every time I come up against her. Serena Williams sports Ive had a lot of tough matches here and a lot of tough losses. Serena Williams sports I definitely feel like it takes a while to get back into the rhythm, because weve had a long season of just clay and then grass, and now were on hard courts, so it definitely feels different, especially for me now. Usually I dont feel that huge of a difference, but for whatever reason I do this year. Serena Williams sports Im feeling good, just hopefully just being able to stay in the rhythm and playing this week and next week would be good. Serena Williams sports She hit really, really hard and she was hitting a lot of winners, so I was just happy that I was able to just fight through that. Serena Williams sports She played really well. She didn't really give me any rhythm, i wasn't sure what would come, if it was going to be hard or soft or a winner or what so it was definitely a challenge for me. Serena Williams sports I've been actually looking forward to playing her for a while. Serena Williams sports Now that Im just injury-free, Im just enjoying being able to train, and I havent been able to do it since January, really, so I just think that the fact that I can train and practice and get in the gym is really going to be helpful for me. Serena Williams sports I feel like my movement is great been working on my fitness, so I felt like it really was able to shine through today, im loving going out there, and Im loving kind of running. So its a good thing. Serena Williams sports I've got to keep trying, keep fighting and enjoying the sport, i just have to figure out a way to win a final. Serena Williams sports I do not expect that to ever happen again. I'm convinced that was once in a lifetime. I just never hit returns like that in my life. Serena Williams sports I hope so. I'm still working on it and working on getting there, so I think it will be, I think it be enough time. We'll see, but I definitely hope so. Serena Williams sports I knew I could play a lot better than I was playing, i just said,' Ok you're better than this, Serena. Serena Williams sports It's a battle, it's a fight, i think at some point, in every sport, you have to have those pioneers and maybe it's time for soccer. Serena Williams top-news I think I cannot compare this because, you know, after a long season, you are just trying to survive at the end, trying to push yourself, playing still good tennis, but now we have a new season coming, and the motivation is really high again. You know, for me it's important to go on court and try to making the transit in my practice sessions to the match ones. Serena Williams sports