Famous? People might think I'm a homeless person, says US Open champ Stephens

US Open champion Sloane Stephens claims she is so unfazed by being a Grand Slam champion that people could mistake her for a homeless person.

The 25-year-old American stunned the sport -- as well as herself -- last year when she raced to victory in New York.

It came with her ranking at a lowly 83, just 69 days after returning from an 11-month injury lay-off and six weeks since her ranking had plummeted to 957.

That shock, however, hasn't gone to the head of Stephens who on Saturday reached the French Open fourth round for a fifth time with a 4-6, 6-1, 8-6 win over Camila Giorgi of Italy.

"I normally look like -- I wouldn't say a homeless person -- but I look like not very presentable," she explained.

"Not on purpose, but I'm just very, like, sweats -- like I probably have four pairs of these sweats and I just rotate them.

"So I'm that girl. I'm not really recognisable because I always have a hat on and I look kind of crazy. No one approaches me."
"So I have been really upset about that. But I have found one in a mall, like, across the street, so I have been able to regroup with that." What tops Stephens's dream list of ice creams in Paris?
"Macadamia nut brittle..and do you know they only make that in Europe? They don't have that in the United States."
"Obviously having foot surgery, that was, like, my biggest concern. But I think that I have done really well to kind of pick up my feet a little bit. Yeah, I'm pleased with that."