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
felt needed played
I felt like I played well and did what I needed to win,
hold knew needed win
I knew I needed a hold to win that match,
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.
beaten played twice year
We've played twice this year and I haven't beaten her, but I'll just give it my best.
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,
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.
I think I was 6-2 down once and won, but never from 6-0.
against fight great patty puts
Patty is a great player, she always puts up a great fight against me.