There was just this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now is not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.'
There was just this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now is not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.'
I would never do anything in that way. I have too much respect for the game, the opponent and the fans. Plus, Elena won the first game of the second set. She had plenty of time to get back into it.
She made me play bad, I guess you could say, because she is far quicker than all the other girls that I've played so far. She got another ball back every time.
Exerting pressure from the opening game, Pierce drove the ball deep with her forehand. She is supremely confident in her game and her life, and thinks she has tennis in perspective. It's all great and this is what I love to do, and I feel like God has blessed me with this gift, ... At the same time, there are lots of things going on in this world. The last hurricane down south, there's people struggling with their lives . . . I'm very excited and happy to be in the semifinals. It's part of my life, but it's not everything.
It's difficult with the time difference and the change of surface but it's the same for Elena.
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