Growing up Quote by Kiki Bertens

My idols are not in tennis.

— Bernard Tomic

Serena Williams has always been my idol... and Venus. They are the reason why I wanted to pick up a tennis racket.

— Coco Gauff

My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon…

— Tom Brady

Serena Williams is my sports idol.

— Christen Press

I watched Serena and Sharapova's matches in my early teens. I loved the way they were dominating the tour.

— Aryna Sabalenka

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

— Luke Mitchell

I love tennis. I love watching. I have so much respect for the athletes.

— Francisco Lindor

I'm not a big tennis fan.

— Teddy Geiger

Professionalism in tennis ... only resulted in making billionaires out of rude children, producing an onslaught of moody defectors, and a lot of guys…

— Dan Jenkins

I just can't believe the 'era of Serena' on the tennis court is over. I mean, it's just hard to picture tennis without her.

— Jessica Pegula

I always knew that my best tennis was going to be in my late 20s.

— John Isner

I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.

— Nikita Parris