1998 champion Mary Pierce continued her impressive clay form on Wednesday, rolling past Greek wild card Eleni Daniilidou, 60 62. The former Roland Garros champion has breezed through the first two rounds of action, dropping just five games in two straight sets victories.

Pierce ran out to a 60 40 lead on Daniilidou before the Greek player grabbed a late break and held serve before the Frenchwoman closed out the match.

"Daniilidou has a big forehand and big serve, but she just wasn't hitting her shots today and that was giving me some chances," Pierce said. "She had nothing to lose in the second set and started to play much better, so in the end it started to get much closer."

Pierce left Amelia Island with the title in 1998 and was the runner-up at the tournament in 1996 and 1997. Last year, she fell in the second round to Serena Williams, who she could possibly see in her next match. Pierce is 1-4 lifetime against against Serena, but feels that she has stepped up her fitness in the last 12 months and that her game has improved because of her training changes.

"I think I'm a lot fitter and that has been the difference," Pierce said. "It's given me a lot more confidence and definitely helped my game."