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An interview with: MARY
PIERCE
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Mary.
Q. After the final here last year in which
you played Kim, you offered no explanations of any injury you might have had.
But watching you, I got the feeling you were hampered, that you were just being
noble. Is that incorrect?
MARY PIERCE: Well, I consider that when I go out on the court, if I'm requesting
to play, I'm able to play. I mean, most of the time we always have a little
something somewhere. That was a year ago. I don't have the greatest memory. I
don't really remember (laughter).
I do remember when I played Kim that she played differently than I had expected
and I wasn't kind of expecting that, so I was a little bit impatient, I think,
when I played here.
Q. What are your expectations here at the
Open?
MARY PIERCE: You know, I just hope to do one match better than last year, not
much more. No, just always the same: I just always take everything day to day,
match by match. I definitely haven't had the same season this year as I did last
year. It's a different draw. We've got a lot of new girls out there, too. Like
the girl I'm going to play today, I've never played her before.
I don't really look too far ahead. I just take it match by match.
Q. Last time you were out here was an
electric environment. Is it frustrating to be having to hang around with the
rain delay?
MARY PIERCE: Well, there's not much you can do, and there's not a lot of places
you can go. I just try to stay in the locker room, make sure that I drink, make
sure that I eat, rest, take naps, listen to music, read, maybe make some phone
calls or send some text messages. Just wait (smiling).
Q. Do players find it difficult to get up
for matches in this kind of weather? I ask because I note Mauresmo, at the
moment, is having a problem with a player that you would not expect she would be
having a problem with.
MARY PIERCE: Well, I mean, of course everyone is different. I don't know how
other players feel, how they deal with these situations.
It can be tough when you're waiting around all day. When it's your time to play,
sometimes you have to be ready in 20 minutes when you've been waiting for a few
hours. Sometimes it's tough to get going after that. It's not the first time
I've been in these situations before. It's just good training for your patience
and your mental training, I guess.
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