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US OPEN


August 29, 1997


Mary Pierce


Flushing Meadows, New York

Q. Well done.

MARY PIERCE: Thank you.

Q. Were you requesting what I thought was reasonable, a default of your opponent?

MARY PIERCE: Well, I didn't know exactly like what had happened. Then when I had heard what happened, I thought the rule was a default. But then I learned from the chair umpire that it's up to the referee to make that decision. So they decided just to give her a warning. I didn't see what happened, so.

Q. You didn't see it?

MARY PIERCE: No, huh-uh. That's why I was real curious. All of a sudden the chair umpire said, "Play suspended." It's not raining. The only time in my career when we had suspension of play was when it rained.

Q. Suspension comes from the referee?

MARY PIERCE: Yes, from the referee.

Q. Do you think she should have been suspended?

MARY PIERCE: I can't comment. I didn't see what happened.

Q. I mean default.

MARY PIERCE: I don't know.

Q. Saw you make a very nice volley a couple of times.

MARY PIERCE: Thank you. I've been working on that quite a bit lately, in the past month, coming into the net more, volleying more. I'm pretty happy. I think I did that pretty well today. I could have done more of it in the first set. But, you know, already for me to have as much as I did today I think is a good step, so.

Q. Think that will make life easier for you?

MARY PIERCE: Definitely. I mean, it finishes the points off a lot quicker, a lot sooner. So it saves my body and my arm, not having extra shots. You know, saves energy.

Q. Mary, sometimes your body language almost says, "I give up," even though we know you don't. How did you pull yourself out after making some unforced errors and do so brilliantly the next few shots?

MARY PIERCE: I guess you could say that I'm an emotional player. I play a lot on my instincts and my feelings. Maybe it's a good thing or bad thing. Sometimes it's a bad thing, I guess. I try to use it all towards a positive energy. I guess that's about it.

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