A biography for Kiki Bertenshasn’t been written yet.
“I have realized it is more important to be happy and enjoying the life you are living - win or lose.”
“I think I can play really well on grass when my serve is going well, when I really play aggressive, when I believe in it, then I think I can play well.”
“It has been tough to get used to hard surfaces and adjust my game - I grew up in the Netherlands playing on clay, so I love that surface the most. For my game, it is the most natural.”
“At the end of the 2017 season I was on the brink of retirement and I had a decision to make: quit playing or do things differently. I chose to do things differently - with my approach to practice, recovery, nutrition and many other things.”
“If a couple of people are watching I feel better than in a full stadium.”
“I know I can play good on clay.”
“Once I got the Playstation I started practicing, because if I do something I want to do it right.”
“I thought I was really a player who really didn't like to be on the big stage.”
“It's always a relaxing time before my match.”
“I hate losing tennis matches, I hate losing in everything I do.”
“I'm competitive with everything I do!”
“It's unbelievable. To be in the semis, it's just crazy. To play Serena it will be a great match.”
“Well every year I'm saying I'm going to put in a lighter schedule, but every year it's not really happening.”
“If someone tests positive for coronavirus, our sport would be stained forever.”
“I found my wedding dress about a week after we got engaged.”
“That's how tennis is sometimes: You can have good days, you can have bad days, your opponents can play really well.”
“I have always demanded the maximum of myself, but the tank is quite empty. The balance of the hard work I put in day in and day out and the satisfaction I get out of it at the end of the day is no longer there.”
“Once you move into the second week of a Grand Slam, you know you are getting closer to playing on some of the world's biggest courts.”
“I keep things mostly to myself. I'm more of an introvert.”
“I told myself, you're in the Wimbledon third round, never reached the fourth round so you have nothing to lose so go for your shots.'”