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
relieved
I am just very relieved to get through,
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.
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,