The sisters' hitting partner is a Serbian guy Jovan Savic. He used to be a pro player too, but because of some injuries he had to stop. He met them in 1999 and since then he's been working with them. Here are the parts of the interview: Reflecting on year 2004: "There's not a single player who never had a bad period in his career. It happens to everyone. Even Sampras had a season or two when he wasn't on his best. A lot of things happened to Venus and Serena last year. They were injured, their sister was murdered. In fact, I'd say Serena actually had a very good season, given her knee injury. On Venus's poor form in 2004: "She's already involved in business. She's into fashion, decorating... She fully realized there's more to life than tennis. That is one of the reasons she wasn't so great last year. Although she does have people around her who take care of her business, she still needs to dedicate a lot of time to running her companies. She couldn't focus 100% on tennis and that took its toll." On their future: "I'm sure they will play for at least 4 seasons more and I am totally convinced they will be dominant once again, if they manage to stay healthy. In fact, maybe it wasn't that bad for them to have one poor season like 2004, because it showed them they have to focus 100% on tennis if they want to be successful. While they were recovering from injuries they had many other things on their minds and they neglected tennis a bit. Now they realize they will have to change it." On Russian revolution: "Sharapova is the only one who has shown really great potential and who has improved. Myskina and Kuznetsova took advantage of the Williams's sisters poor form, Kim's and Justine's problems and Davenport's injury at US Open. I'm not saying Myskina and Kuznetsova are bad players, far from that, but I am sure that if all the players had been healthy they wouldn't have won a GS." His role: "I'm no longer just a hitting partner. I also prepare their tactics before their matches, together we analize their opponent's game, watch their matches together. I travel a lot with them, sometimes I'm the only one who is with them at tournaments." On their personality: "They are wonderful. Very loyal to those who help them. They are very positive, always in good mood. Though I'd say Venus is a bit more mature and serious, Serena is more of a joker." Their trainings: "I like hitting with both of them equally, although it's more difficult to hit with Venus. She's very serious with her shots, it's like a real match - all or nothing. Even then she insists on hitting winners." --

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