Quotable Quotes: Valentine's Day

What does Valentine's Day mean to the stars of the WTA? Well, five of Thursday's winners at the Qatar Total Open were asked about it in their post-match press conferences - read on...

Published Feburary 14, 2013 12:00

Quotable Quotes: Valentine's Day
Maria Sharapova

DOHA, Qatar - What does Valentine's Day mean to the WTA stars? Well, five of Thursday's winners at the Qatar Total Open were asked about it in their post-match press conferences - read on...

Caroline Wozniacki
On whether Rory McIlroy sent her anything...
"He certainly did, yeah - I got a nice bouquet of roses, so that was nice."

On whether she sent him anything...
"I did. He hasn't received it yet, though. But I think it should be there any minute. It was like just a lot of chocolate, a huge basket of just chocolates."

Agnieszka Radwanska
On whether she got any messages...
"Yeah, a couple messages, yes, I did."

On whether there was "anyone special we should know about"...
"Not really. I don't think so."

On whether she got any presents...
"Yeah, no presents."

On whether she bought anyone else a present...
"Well, I was kind of busy with the match, but I didn't buy anything, no."

Victoria Azarenka
On whether she celebrated Valentine's Day in Doha...
"No, I didn't celebrate - I'm alone on this day."

On whether she got any text messages from anyone...
"Well, text messages, that's the only gifts I get!"

On whether any of them came from an "electro-dance musician"...
"Musician, yeah - one in particular, too. But it's still early in the States."

On what she would like to get for Valentine's Day if she had one wish...
"Wow, that's a long list! Right now, honestly, I would just love to be with my family and my friends. That's the most important gift for me, just to share those moments and be together."

Maria Sharapova
On whether she celebrated Valentine's Day with the one she loves...
"Well, I'm in Doha, and my team consists of my coach and my trainer and hitter and my physio. I don't have a love relationship with any of them, so..."

On whether she received any messages...
"I received many. I'm very lucky."

Serena Williams
On whether she celebrated Valentine's Day...
"I don't celebrate Valentine's, so for me it was just another day."

On if she didn't celebrate it because it's too commercialized...
"No, I really don't do the holidays in general, so yeah, I don't do the Valentine's stuff."

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