Monica Seles, Penn Jillette talk about 'Dancing with the Stars' stint

Reality TV World - Mansfield, MA, USA - Monica Seles feels she was at a Dancing with the Stars disadvantage before the sixth season even started.

"I think it's so early in the show, I was definitely at a disadvantage because I have no acting experience and this show is about being a dancer and an actress," the nine-time Grand Slam winning professional tennis player said during a Tuesday night Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance that followed her elimination from Dancing with the Stars sixth season.

"I didn't have either, and I think that really hurt me because I just could not sell the performance.  I never missed a step, but yet I couldn't actually sell the storyline.

" The exact opposite could be said for magician Penn Jillette, who was also ousted from Dancing with the Stars sixth season as part of the show's first ever double elimination.

"I want to be honest.  I tried as hard as I could.  Anything you saw that was goofy there was me trying as hard as I could," said Jillette, who also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.  "I promised myself and all my friends, 'I'm not going to in any way be ironic.  I'm going to try 100%.'  I really did.  I want to make that clear -- it's not a cop out -- that was as good as I could do.  I lost fair and square."

Seles and her professional partner Jonathan Roberts were eliminated because she had the lowest combined score among the six female celebrity participants based on the judges' scores from last Tuesday night's performance episode, this Monday night's performance episode and home viewer votes cast following both broadcasts.

"A part of me's disappointed," said Seles.  "Another part of me's absolutely relieved that I don't have to [rehearse anymore]."

Seles placed none of the blame on Roberts, whom she said even traveled with her to Japan -- where she's part of a lifestyle and fitness television program -- so they could still practice.