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
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.
call dinner restaurant
I was having dinner in the players' restaurant when the call came.
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.
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.
body finished match maybe pain sleep three tomorrow
I finished this match really tired. I have pain in all my body. I'll try to sleep well. Maybe tomorrow I won't play three sets.
circumstance livelihood
I find it extraordinary that it could ever be thought satisfactory that a person's livelihood can be terminated in circumstances such as these.
body pain perfect played tired
I feel really tired and I have pain in all my body, ... Jonas played a perfect match.
cold french medicine
I did not have a cold before or during the French Open. I didn't take any cold medicine at that time.
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.
aim masters qualify
My aim now is to qualify for the Masters Cup.
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,