Mariano Puerta
Mariano Puerta
Mariano Rubén Puertais a former Argentine professional male tennis player. His best performance in a Grand Slam was reaching the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets. He won 3 singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 September 1978
call dinner restaurant
I was having dinner in the players' restaurant when the call came.
gave hours party tough trip waking
I was waking up from a big party the day before and they gave me two hours to decide. It's a 30-hour trip so it's a very tough decision.
concentration good played served
I think he served very good the whole match, ... I played very good with a lot of concentration.
knowingly livelihood position prohibited
My position has always been that I did not deliberately or knowingly ingest any prohibited substance. I find it extraordinary that it could ever be thought satisfactory a person's livelihood can be terminated in circumstances like these.
affect played
The allegations didn't affect me. I played as well as I could. He just played better.
coming fans felt nervous stepped supporting
I wasn't nervous about coming here to play in France. When I stepped out on court, I felt the fans were supporting me.
courts cup good help masters moving played serve toward win
Today's win will help me to make it to the Masters Cup in Shanghai, ... I think I played good today. I'm working a little on my serve and moving toward my backhand because these courts are fast.
nobody strange
I'm really angry, I've started investigations with my lawyers, ... In my opinion, it's strange because nobody from the ATP or ITF has called me.
angry delicate strange subject
I'm very angry because this is a very delicate subject and it's very strange because no one has called me ... not from the ATP or the ITF,
probable
It's very probable that I won't be able to go to Shanghai,
believed fifth
Even when I was 4-2 down in the fifth set I still believed that I could win,
drink nobody orange positive previous tested
When I tested positive two years ago, they called me and told me. Nobody has called me, so I don't know anything and I can't say anything. After the previous positive I've got to be very careful, I can't even take an orange juice. I can't drink anything. It's too dangerous.
beat
There was nothing I could have done better to beat him.
attack fully practice
Now I have one day off to practice and then I can attack fully in the quarterfinals,