150 ordspråk av Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
I really believed it. I felt it very strongly.
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After I lost the first set, I was like, `OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way,'
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As long as I was hitting the ball hard and hitting it deep, our rallies were not that long. ... There was one way to beat her, and that was to be aggressive first.
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At 6-0 up, Elena looked nervous,
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At that moment, I though anything can happen. In tennis, it's never over till it's over,
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Before this match, I felt really good, ... I was ready for it. I was looking forward to it. I wanted it. But today was definitely not my day.
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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.
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Her serve is not what we're used to seeing. When it's too easy, it becomes difficult.
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Her serves weren't as fast, ... It can be difficult playing against somebody who is hurt.
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Hopefully, I won't be having nightmares.
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I aim to keep going out and playing my game the best that I can. I've been playing well lately, and I hope it continues.
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I also played two great Fed Cup finals here, winning in 2003 and losing last year, so Moscow will always have a special place in my heart.
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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.
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I am just very relieved to get through,
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I am the same as I always will be. I'm French and I'm American. I was born in Canada. I love living in America, and I love playing the French Open in front of my French people, who support me.
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