US OPEN

August 29, 1997

Mary Pierce

Q. Well done.

MARY PIERCE: Thank you.

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.

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.

MARY PIERCE: Yes, from the referee.

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

MARY PIERCE: I don't know.

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.

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.

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.