kerbers:

“I really would like to take this moment to congratulate Venus. She’s an amazing person. There’s no way I would be at 23 without her, there’s no way I’d be at 1 without her. There’s no way I’d have anything without her, she’s my inspiration, she’s the only reason I’m standing here today and the only reason the Williams sisters exist so thank you Venus for inspiring me to be the best player I can be, inspiring me to work hard and every time you won this week I felt like I had to win too so thank you so much. She deserves an incredible round of applause, she’s made an amazing comeback and I definitely think she’ll be standing here next year.  I don’t like the word comeback, she never left, she’s been such a great champion so thank you Venus.”