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
bit confident felt match second surprised win
I felt confident in the second set when I went ahead. I thought I was going to win the second set, then felt pretty confident if I did that I would win the match in the third. A bit surprised ... that didn't happen.
against beaten fought gave great nice struggling win
It's always nice to win against someone you haven't beaten before. I know Justine has been struggling lately, ... She's such a great opponent, such a great lady. I just gave everything I had tonight, fought and didn't give up.
against beaten bit feeling nice tired win
It's always nice to win against someone you haven't beaten before, ... I know Justine has been struggling. She's probably not feeling too well, a little tired and a little bit injured.
achieve achieved anymore caught coming great high hungry noticed success tour win
I think before when I was first coming out on the tour and young, you know, you're very hungry to achieve and to have success and to make money, to win tournaments, to get a high ranking, just to be noticed and get contracts. All those kind of things you just get caught up with. For me now it's different because I have achieved a lot of great things in my career. I don't play for those things anymore now.
hold knew needed win
I knew I needed a hold to win that match,
winning expectations stuff
Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough
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,