The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's probably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket and maybe Indian sport as a whole.

I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts.

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Negativity sells. I have been labelled a rebel. If I had been one, would I have got married at 23? Would I have been a straight A student?

My biggest strength is that no one can read my forehand

As long as I am winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is six inches long or 6 feet long.

I love salon days to pamper myself, do my nails.

I love any kind of food. I dont have a sweet tooth, but I love haleem.

Having been away from competitive tennis for a while, I am looking forward immensely to getting back on the circuit ... I am looking forward to playing the Big Girls. People have had expectations from me even when I was 10 years old. I try to switch off but you are right, it isn't always easy to do that because the expectations are really mounting.

For me it is a matter of pride that I have been born in the age in the which Tendulkar is playing