Quotes from Kiki Bertens

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

My confidence has grown so much in the past few years that even when I'm not playing my best, I still feel calm on court and find a way to win.

It has been tough to get used to hard surfaces and adjust my game - I grew up in the Netherlands playing on clay, so I love that surface the most. For my game, it is the most natural.

I know I can play good on clay.

I found my wedding dress about a week after we got engaged.

I simply can't dance, so an opening dance at our wedding is a no-go.

I like the clay courts more, everyone knows that.

I have always demanded the maximum of myself, but the tank is quite empty. The balance of the hard work I put in day in and day out and the satisfaction I get out of it at the end of the day is no longer there.

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

Maybe I should take more acting classes or pursue a career in that.

My first match on a Grand Slam show court was when I played Petra Kvitova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2015. Petra was the defending champion and I think I was done in 34 minutes.

I told myself, you're in the Wimbledon third round, never reached the fourth round so you have nothing to lose so go for your shots.'

I have realized it is more important to be happy and enjoying the life you are living - win or lose.

If someone tests positive for coronavirus, our sport would be stained forever.

I like to play a little bit of blackjack and a little bit of roulette but I'm not a big gambler.

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

I think I can play really well on grass when my serve is going well, when I really play aggressive, when I believe in it, then I think I can play well.

At the end of the 2017 season I was on the brink of retirement and I had a decision to make: quit playing or do things differently. I chose to do things differently - with my approach to practice, recovery, nutrition and many other things.

Well every year I'm saying I'm going to put in a lighter schedule, but every year it's not really happening.

Why was I considering retirement at the age of just 25? Because I really wasn't having fun on court.

I love games so we always play cards and board games to relax when we're on tour.

It's always a relaxing time before my match.

In the beginning I wasn't playing as well and had to feel the court and got better and better as I tried to play aggressively and it turned out pretty well.

Of course, I try to do my best every single week and every single tournament but I love playing on clay, so Roland Garros is my favorite Grand Slam.