00:00Oh yeah, super thrilling to be back.
00:05It does not get old, it just gets more exciting.
00:09And I'm looking forward to Monday night.
00:12All right, start with questions, yeah.
00:14Hi Venus.
00:16What would you most want people to take away from how motivated you are and have been over the last several years to keep going?
00:25I hadn't thought about what people would take away from it.
00:28And I was more thinking about what I would get from it, so there's that.
00:32How would you describe the joy that you have in continuing?
00:37I love my job, so there's the joy right there.
00:41Philippine Daily Inquirer here.
00:43As a mentor and role model, what advice would you give to rising stars like Alex Yala and Leila Fernandez,
00:53who are carrying the hopes of the Filipinas on the global stage?
00:58Thank you.
00:59Just enjoy yourself.
01:00When you're having fun, things are easy.
01:03When you're not, it's not as much fun.
01:05You have to put the fun first.
01:08Howard?
01:10Hi Venus.
01:12Welcome back to the Open.
01:14What, if you can think back to the first time you played in Arthur Ashe, what your first impressions were of the place?
01:26I was so nervous.
01:29First time.
01:31Obviously, U.S. Open is huge.
01:33I don't know if I handled my emotions when I first set well, but I managed to turn it around.
01:38Thank God.
01:38It was kind of, you know, a really big beginning for me.
01:42So, definitely a stadium worthy of the name.
01:47Time for a few more.
01:48Yeah, Tumane.
01:49I mean, back in Cincinnati, you said that you were quite excited to, you know, feel good and be able to get in weeks of training and just build.
01:57I'm just curious what the last couple of weeks have been like.
02:00Yeah, I did exactly what I needed to do.
02:03And right now, I just hit too hard and it goes out.
02:07So, I'm going to try to hit less hard so it goes in.
02:11But the good news is I'm having fun controlling the points.
02:16It's a great game style for me.
02:18Charlie, yeah.
02:19I was just wondering what sort of expectations you're putting on yourself for this event.
02:25I want to be my best.
02:28And that's the expectation I have for myself to get the best out of me.
02:32And that's all any player can ask for.
02:34I haven't played as much as the other players.
02:38So, it's a different challenge when you're dealing with that.
02:42So, I'm just trying to, like, have fun, stay relaxed, and be my personal best.
02:48I like to hit in the mornings.
02:49I like to get out of the sun, if that makes any sense.
02:53Save whatever's left of my skin.
02:57And I think I'll always play tennis.
03:00It's in my DNA.
03:01So, it doesn't matter if it's now or 30 years from now.
03:04God willing, I'll be here while I'll be here while I'll be hitting balls.
03:07Maybe I'll come back to watch.
03:09Maybe I'll be saying I did it better and it won't be true.
03:12But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:18But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:21But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:23But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:24But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:26But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:28But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:30But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:32But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
03:34But, in any case, tennis will always be one of the most important parts of my life.
