Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierceis a French-American retired tennis professional who played on the Women's Tennis Associationtour. Born in Canada, she is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States and played for France in team competitions and the Olympics...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth15 January 1975
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
certain change changed clothes everybody gets players second won
Everybody gets injured, ... There are time-outs for certain reasons. Some players go to the bathroom. Some change their clothes. Elena went and changed her clothes after I won the second set, so it's part of the game.
came extremely nice played point ready seriously singles took
I was really happy, especially with my first set, ... I took Anna-Lena extremely seriously because I had never played her in singles before. I came out from the beginning, the first point of the match, ready to play. It was nice to see how well I was playing.
coming easier good great months open tennis three time
I think in about two or three months it will be easier to kind of tell. She's a champion. She's a great tennis player. It's pretty open right now, so it's a good time actually for her to be coming back.
athlete definitely experience mentally
I think I'm definitely all-around a better athlete and a competitor, with experience and maturity, ... Mentally I'm stronger.
grand situation weirdest
weirdest situation that I've ever experienced in a Grand Slam.
I think I was 6-2 down once and won, but never from 6-0.
gave maybe waiting
Maybe she was waiting for my mistake. But I just capitalized on those opportunities she gave me.
relieved
I am just very relieved to get through,
feeling front happened healthy life
I am just feeling so great. I am healthy and able to play out here in front of my fans. Everything that's happened in my life - I'm just so grateful.
continued feeling felt finish hitting practice practicing serves yesterday
I was practicing yesterday and it was at the every end when I was hitting some serves that I felt it on the serve. I continued to finish my practice and was feeling it on every serve I was hitting.
easy received short
She started to play short and I received easy balls,
bit seemed slower
She seemed hampered with her movement, ... She's always pretty quick. She seemed a little bit slower today.
final since thinking won
Since we won the semi-final I've been thinking about that final at Roland Garros,
felt needed played
I felt like I played well and did what I needed to win,