Why are you so mentally tough?

"Am I?" she shoots back.

Aren't you?

"That's a tough question."

That's your reputation.

"Really?" she says somewhat incredulously. "I guess I just don't think about it. I just try to mentally play every point."

Why did you decide to go pro?

"Why? Because I felt I was ready for it, and I couldn't stay in the juniors anymore." In other words, it was too easy.

Was there one specific thing that happened?

"No."

Do anyone try to talk you out of it?

"No."

Who are your heroes?

"Don't really have any."

No tennis heroes?

"No."

When you go into matches, do you feel like the underdog?

"Which way?"

Like the fact that a lot of tennis fans don't know a lot about you…

"I think they do know a lot about me." she says firmly.

How long are your days when you're training?

"I play three hours of tennis and do one hour of general workout."

You travel a lot. How do you manage to have fun?

"Traveling is fun." she explains.

Where's your favorite place so far?

"Paris."

Did you go shopping already?

"No, not yet. I just arrived yesterday." It figures that in a world where typical teenagers go to the mall, Anna goes to Paris. Then again, typical teenagers don't go pro at 14.

Do you have a driver's license?

"No, my birthday is in one week!" Anna turns 16 on 7 June. She plans to get her license after the French Open. And, no, she doesn't know if she'll get a car yet.