In a column for the Gulf Times, No. 3 Vera Zvonareva discusses life as a tennis celebrity.
"I believe there is a big side of talking to the media which isn't about getting column inches,” wrote the Russian who fell to Alisa Kleybanova in Dubai on Thursday. "Sometimes I think we have to do interviews, sign autographs and have pictures taken as a way of giving back to the fans. That's important. I also think it's a two-way thing. The media must respect when enough is enough and give us our privacy. You learn how much to give as you get older. When you are young you give too much. It has to be a balanced relationship. You have to know where to draw the line because everyone wants a piece of you.
"I will always be a girl who doesn't need the attention but I'll always give what I can for my fans. They want to know who I am, see I'm a normal person who does normal things. I have a personality and I'm not afraid to show it."—Matthew Cronin