US OPEN

September 2, 1999

Mary Pierce

Q. Are you helped by the fact that there's less media interest right now, where more people are in the spotlight?

MARY PIERCE: I don't know. Maybe unconsciously it has an effect. But it's really hard to say, but, you know, I think the players that are getting attention obviously deserve it. We have so many girls that are playing great tennis now. It's so exciting.

MARY PIERCE: Well, that's my choice.

MARY PIERCE: That's my choice. I've been there, like they say, been there, done that. And I can choose what I want to do. You know, I know what makes me happy. I know what my priorities are, what's important to me and what I want. And I think that's where I am able to balance my life and understand better. Because before, you can only -- you can explain it to people, or people can explain it to you, but there's nothing like being there, going through it and having to explain yourself.