Loved Mary, when she was on she was really on. Lots of power and great ground strokes, she overwhelmed alot of players including Graf and Sanchez Vicario when they were on top
Mary had some great wins at the tour finals. Sabatini and Navratilova in 1993. Graf in 1994. Hingis in 1997. Clijsters, Mauresmo and Davenport in 2005.
Even Hingis can't win every single time. She beat Raymond/ Stubbs at the Australian Open in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. This one time she (barely) lost.
It must be admitted that Pierce's talent was gigantic. In this match, she is good psychologically, at the top physically (she moves very well), and her superb technique is still present. As a result, no player could beat her!
I cried after this match. If Monica is injured and not going to bother run for shots, she shouldn't have played but withdrawn. This and the Miami semi a couple weeks earlier...
Mary was in desperate shape in this match. She was so unfit that she had to resort to fatalistic bashing on every point because she wasn't quick enough to construct points or defend in rallies.
Oh no, the end was missing. Thanks so much for posting this though! I remember watching this live back on TNT in the US. It was a really great match. Serna serve was a big factor. It's a shame because Mary was playing so well and looked so fit. It's really bad luck that she never made it far at Wimbledon with her serve, groundstrokes, and great net skills.
In this match Mary is very sharp and moves very well (which was often her weak point). We can see his impressive technique and his phenomenal punching power. Davenport is often “overwhelmed.” Mary is very aggressive and also manages to find incredible angles. His serve and return of serve are huge. What a shame that consistency and mentality were often lacking in Mary's career, which did not reflect the gigantic potential she had. Potential that could outperform any player.
Bonjour à tous. S'il vous plait quelqu'un peut il mettre ce match (Serena Williams vs Mary Pierce 1/4 Final Indian Wells 2000) en entier en ligne et me tenir au courant? Merci d'avance.
Je me souviens parfaitement de ce match que j'ai vu du début à la fin. Il y a des choses bizarres qui se passent dans le sport de haut niveau. On dit parfois qu'à la guerre tous les moyens sont bons pour gagner.... Quoi qu'on dise, prendre une pause comme Mary l'a fait n'est pas du tout sérieux. Je comprends les déclarations de Elena Dementieva à la fin de ce match. Et je me demande parfois comment le tribunal des sports ne condamne pas ce genre de comportement. Même si elle a battu Elena Dementieva à cette demi finale, je trouve Elena Dementieva meilleure que Mary Pierce. Mary Pierce croyait remporté cet US OPEN à ses 30 ans mais je savais qu'elle ne pouvait pas battre Kim Clijsters qui était en pleine forme à cette époque et qui d'ailleurs lui a infligé une belle fessée......
wow, that was a match I was trying to find. thanks for uploading! Incredible pair ....Mary was like a super hero when she was healthy. She was on fire in 2005 since Roland Garros. And Bhuphati was a really classy player. Wonderful play by them.
