A biography for Kiki Bertenshasn’t been written yet.
“One thing I really love doing is an escape room.”
“Maybe I should take more acting classes or pursue a career in that.”
“There is always something that I want to do better.”
“Why was I considering retirement at the age of just 25? Because I really wasn't having fun on court.”
“I believe now that I can win tournaments, and before I was just hoping.”
“In the beginning I wasn't playing as well and had to feel the court and got better and better as I tried to play aggressively and it turned out pretty well.”
“I can play well on grass. Everyone keeps on telling me that.”
“When people are talking - especially the media and everyone saying you're going to win it or reach the final, it can be tough. Because then it's like if I win then it's only good enough.”
“I like to play a little bit of blackjack and a little bit of roulette but I'm not a big gambler.”
“I simply can't dance, so an opening dance at our wedding is a no-go.”
“My confidence has grown so much in the past few years that even when I'm not playing my best, I still feel calm on court and find a way to win.”
“Going through the tour every year and just focusing so intensely on tennis all the time was not working for me.”
“I would like to see a rule change - or at least a discussion around the issue - where you can have an injury timeout but then you lose a point. I think it needs something to make players consider if they really need the timeout.”
“I like the clay courts more, everyone knows that.”
“I'm just trying to do my best, and we'll see if it's enough or not.”
“My first match on a Grand Slam show court was when I played Petra Kvitova on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2015. Petra was the defending champion and I think I was done in 34 minutes.”
“On the clay, I am used to sliding so much and I move really well, but I can't slide on the hard courts.”
“Of course, I try to do my best every single week and every single tournament but I love playing on clay, so Roland Garros is my favorite Grand Slam.”
“I started to do yoga. It helps for the body to be more flexible but also for the mind - it calms me down a lot, so I really like to do that.”
“Normally I'm really looking forward to the clay court season.”