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
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.
close loss
It's tough, ... Any loss is tough, especially in the finals, especially in a close match. Especially when you have opportunities.
fitness healthy levels
I'm healthy now. I probably wouldn't say I'm at my best fitness level and I haven't played that much lately, but I'm healthy and that's all that matters.
want opponents knows
I didnt want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.
careers one-day want
I haven't accomplished everything that I want to yet in my career, that's why I'm still playing. I just know that I still have something left inside of me to accomplish, and I don't know exactly what that is. Hopefully, I'll know one day soon
feel-good feelings court
My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too
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
opponents littles information
I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.
play games kind
The main thing is just really to play my game... and while you are playing the match, as it goes along, you kind of figure things out.
needs clarity
I definitely need clarity.
people seems
Now it seems like a lot more people recognize me.
patience needs patient
Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.
different sometimes easy
I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going.
tour year
It's amazing, I'm 30 and this is my 17th year on the tour and there are still firsts for me,