What I do on court is great, but what really matters is what happens off court, the people who you affect.

Everyone asks me how I stay calm on court and I think it's because I accepted who I am after overcoming low points in my life.

The amount of people - and kids especially - that come up to me saying I inspire them is honestly better than any match I could win, just to know that I inspire another kid maybe to pick up a racquet or go through something they're facing at school.

There's so many people going through so many, like, uncomfortable situations. For me to be - I mean, obviously being nervous is natural - but for me to think that winning a tennis match or losing a tennis match is the end of the world, I think just kind of shows what kind of privilege I have.

Throughout my life, I was always the youngest to do things, which added hype that I didn't want. It added this pressure that I needed to do well fast.

It's important for us to know that our worth isn't defined by how well we do in our sport.