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I saw this, and I just HAD to post it here, cause Amelie's such a sweetie.

Tennis Inspirations: "I liked, I watched Yannick Noah. That's why I started to play tennis. And then, while I was a little bit older I think I liked to watch Sabatini and Graf. This period was a good inspiration for me."
Hobbies/Interests: "I like to ski. I like to surf. I like red wine [smiles]. I like many different things, you know, I like go-carts, horseback riding. I like to enjoy nice dinner with my friends and family. Card games with Sebastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clement. They can last for hours, in a really tense atmosphere. We tease each other a lot and we all try to cheat [laughs]. I enjoy playing Scrabble too."
Favorite Movies: "Not really a favorite movie. I'm not too much into a movie, sorry [laughs]."
Musical Tastes: "What do I listen to? Nelly Furtado, Robbie Williams, Dido, yeah those kinds."
Early Tennis Memory: "Well, to me, the image I have in mind is really Noah winning the French Open in '83. That's really what I think made me play tennis. And it's still what I have in my mind. Maybe because I saw it so many times after [smiles] — they show it all the time in France after. But that's the image. It's not me, it's someone else."
Pre-Match Feeling: "Well, sometimes you think about the game. Sometimes you're a little bit tight — you want to just let it out, so you just start to breathe or really get physically into it, so you can start to sweat a little bit and let it out."
Favorite Meal: "I like Indian food."
First Car: "Peugeot 106, green."
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: "Chocolate."
Greatest Career Moment: "Winning Wimbledon."
Most Painful Moment: "Probably at the French Open when I lost first round a few years ago (to Jana Kandarr in 2001)."
Worst Injury: "Was undoubtedly my knee at the end of 2002, because I didn't know if I could play again."
Closest Tennis Friends: "It's tough — all the French. I'm really good friends with all the French, guys and girls."
Funniest Player Encountered: "Arnaud Clement [laughs]."
Toughest Competitors: "Fiercest...I think probably the most competitive are maybe Justine and Maria."
Favorite Tournament: "Rome. Because I always spend terrific moments there. And I'm not even talking about the food [smiles]."
Embarrassing Tennis Memory: "No."
On Winning Her First Major in Melbourne: "I think the three main things in the game — tennis, physical and mental — all these three really came together here. When I went on the court I was ready for anything, for everything. I didn't know how it was going to go. I just knew I had to focus on my game and really try to have the emotional part of the moment really on the side, which I did very well. I knew exactly what I had to do walking out on the court against Justine. And overall I was pretty relaxed. So I think everything really came together for that first set. I was ready to die on the court. That's just the way I was coming out on the court."
The Best I Ever Felt On Court: "Probably I'd say the first set against Myskina in (2006) Wimbledon (a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 quarterfinal win). Couldn't miss. The final of the (2006) Championship probably (defeated Henin 2-6, 6-3, 6-4). I have a few good examples. The first set in Australia against Henin was good too. I was controlling the game pretty well."
People Qualities Most Admired: "Generosity — that's the main thing. From the heart and everything."

She likes Stefi Graf, I'm named after Stefi Graf. She likes surfing, O'Reef is my sponsor. We both like red wine. I like go-karts too, but she likes horses and I think they smell. I love card games (Naz is a cheater!). She likes Dido, so do I. She likes Indian food, I'm Indian, dammit! Chocolate ice-cream is IT for both of us. More importantly. She answers questions like I do.
Oh, what the hell.
Let's just get married already. We'll compromise on the horses.