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
believed fifth
Even when I was 4-2 down in the fifth set I still believed that I could win,
probable
It's very probable that I won't be able to go to Shanghai,
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,
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.
attack balls fastest hard kick places
He doesn't have the fastest serve, but he places it well. His balls have a lot of kick and it makes it hard to attack his serve.
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.
determined finals forget happy hard masters reach top win
But with this victory, I can forget everything about it. I'm happy about this win today. I'm the top seed. I'm determined to reach the finals here, it's important for me to make a berth in the Masters in Shanghai. I'm working hard on it.
illegal substances taken
I have not taken any illegal substances as reported. I was suspended two years ago and would never do anything like that again.
again attack consistent court felt few fully great happy played practice reaching
I'm very happy reaching the quarterfinals again after a few weeks. Now I have one day off to practice and then I can attack fully in the quarterfinals, ... I think I played more consistent and concentrated than him. We had a lot of rallies and I felt great on the court today.
chance masters qualify small tennis win
I'm happy, ... I have some expectations to do well at this tournament, I have a small chance to qualify for Shanghai (the year-end Tennis Masters Cup), so I want to try to win this tournament.
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.
beginning feeling great match
In the beginning of the match I was not feeling good. It's great to play the Masters, and I was very close. It's really a pity. I'm very disappointed. I'm very disappointed, that's what I feel.
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,