Women’s tennis is open and exciting: Mary Pierce

Pierce had won the Australian Open (1995) and her home major French Open (2000), apart from two doubles Grand Slams in a successful career, in which she touched the world number three rank in 1995.

The 45-year-old Mary said the game had evolved a lot since her playing days. “It’s very different today. There were rivalries, there was depth. Every top-10 player wanted to be number one. Now it’s so open. You go to a tournament and you don’t know who is going to win Grand Slam because the player who wins a Grand Slam does not dominate the rest of the year. “So, it leaves it very open and it’s exciting. It keeps everyone hanging on. It’s interesting to see different players coming up every time,” said Mary. However, she does miss certain aspects of the old times.

“There were a lot more one-handed backhands and serve and volley. Today there is a lot of power from the baseline, personally I miss serve and volley,” said Pierce.