The master controls the pupil
14 February 2004 - Emmanuel LANGELLIER
In 1h01, Mary Pierce, 29, defeated her young fellow Tatiana Golovin, 16,
6-4, 6-0, in the semi-finals to reach the final of the Open Gaz de France
for the third time.
Experience was a great help for this first semi-final of the 12th staging
of the Open Gaz de France. Master Mary Pierce, 29 , defeated her pupil
Tatiana Golovin, 16, who has just enter the world Top 100. The match was
very expected and it kept its promises only in the first set.
After playing a first strong game with two aces, Tatiana Golovin established
herself in the court and she challenged her fellow who resisted more or less
to the talent of the player who has just reached the eighth of finals in
Melbourne. The “French Russian” player dared as usual, she can resist,
thanks to her power and skills, against the “French-American” player who
had to save three break points. Young Tatiana was very close to go off but
Pierce came through each time.
And, as it happens often, at her very first break point, Mary Pierce won her
opponent’s serve after Golovin made a double-fault. Serving for the set, the
winner of the edition of 1998 did not miss the opportunity to win the first
set 6-4 in 35 minutes.
Before the beginning of the second set, Tatiana Golovin did the same thing
as the day before : she went out of the court to see the physio. She might
still suffer from her left leg. When she came back, there no longer a real
game. Her game became less intense and she played a lot of balls out of the
court. Meanwhile, Pierce played stronger. The French who won two Grand Slam
went off to win her third final at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium after
playing 1h01. The master remained solid.
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