Venus: 'I don't have a condition problem'

In her first tournament since the 2011 U.S. Open, Venus Williams reached the Sony Ericsson Open quarterfinals before falling to Agnieszka Radwanska. Even though she is suffering from the auto-immune disease Sjogren’s Syndrome, Venus said the reason why she looked tired against the Pole was not because of the disease, but because she stayed up too late recovering from her late-night win over Ana Ivanovic on Monday night. 

"I was up until like 4 a.m. recovering from the match and all the things that you have to do after," said Williams. "So the next day I think I should have rested more. After a while you start to feel like maybe everything's behind you. I definitely learned maybe if you're doing something right, don't change it."

The 31-year-old Williams, who is scheduled to play Charleston next week, said that she is in shape. "I don't have a condition problem," Williams said. "Let's definitely get that straight. I'm always fit."