Sloane Stephens

I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create more spin and whip.

The media has dubbed me as someone who can only get up for the big tournaments, and that is not who I want to be.

I always have applesauce in my fridge, and when traveling I take protein bars just in case I get hungry. They're my go-to snack.

Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.

I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.