Pierce hopes to keep playing in the future

Mary Pierce is still hoping she can play some matches in the future, and not to hang the racket up on the wall.

The Frenchwoman last played in 2006, as she was held back by a knee injury, but she says that she would like to compete at the French Open again.

"I care about Roland Garros. If I could stand in center court for one match, that would already be a big victory," she said.

"I don't feel it's the right moment (to announce my retirement)," she told L'Equipe, adding that her left leg is weak but tests indicate her knee has recovered.

Pierce, who will turn 34 in January next year, won the French Open once in 2000, and the Australian Open once in 1995.