Ajla Tomljanovic

“That's something I never thought I'd do with my tennis is inspire another kid.”

“I don't know why my love life has been interesting to people.”

“I really did want to play Serena before she retired.”

“My biggest fear is taking time off and injuries.”

“I love showcasing my feminine side through my style, even though I'm also a bit of a tomboy.”

“I stay pretty private, but over the years, I've wanted to show people what we do.”

“My dad is definitely a constant in my team, always. I think mentally he knows me the best, I mean he is my dad and he knows the sport so that helps.”

“You get that extra pump of adrenaline when you come back to the courts where you remember how well you've done.”

“My roots are Croatian. It's hard to get rid of that part.”

“Maybe this is the hopeless romantic in me, but I think two tennis players at a good level can make it work. It just has to be two people who fit together well. I still truly believe that.”

“You know what, the worst thing that happens is you lose, you wake up the next morning and you're still alive, life goes on.”

“It's not like I'm trying to now completely forget about where I was born. But embracing the Aussie culture and playing for Australia, it's really an honour.”

“I have zero regrets, just because I think that's my motto in life.”

“The elite definitely have a great support system and team around them. It's hard. You have to be able to finance that.”

“I'll be very honored to represent a country like Australia.”

“I love when players are able to express themselves and show their personality through their unique style. I think what you wear is a great form of self-expression and I love to showcase this with what I wear and my style of play.”

“Even when I was little, I thought that if I was going to do tennis, I was going to do it all the way. If I was going to choose school, then I would have stopped tennis and committed to school.”