… Tipsarevic, Gilles Simon or someone else a little bit flaky in a grand-slam final. For purposes of comparison, Federer opened his major account with victory over Mark Philippoussis, Djokovic against Tsonga, and Nadal against Mariano Puerta .
… first man since Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the French Open title on debut with a four-set win over Argentinian Mariano Puerta . 2006: March - Beats world number one Roger Federer to win the ATP event in Dubai, ending Federer's run of 56 …
… shot ridden by Edgar Prado, returns $74, $14 and $8.60. 2005 - Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal beats unseeded Mariano Puerta of Argentina in four sets to win the French Open men's singles title. The No. 4-seeded Nadal becomes the youngest …
… Tipsarevic, Gilles Simon or someone else a little bit flaky in a grand-slam final. For purposes of comparison, Federer opened his major account with victory over Mark Philippoussis, Djokovic against Tsonga, and Nadal against Mariano Puerta .
… 6-4. 2006 - Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). 2005 - Rafael Nadal def. Mariano Puerta , 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. 2004 - Gaston Gaudio def. Guillermo Coria, 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 …
… first man since Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the French Open title on debut with a four-set win over Argentinian Mariano Puerta . 2006: March - Beats world number one Roger Federer to win the ATP event in Dubai, ending Federer's run of 56 …
Won 10, Lost 2 2005 French Open - def. Mariano Puerta , 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. 2006 French Open - def. Roger Federer, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). 2006 Wimbledon …
… 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2006 Rafael Nadal Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) 2005 Rafael Nadal Mariano Puerta 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 2004 Gaston Gaudio Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 2003 …
… man since Swede Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the French Open title on debut with a four-set win over Argentinian Mariano Puerta . August - Beats Andre Agassi to win his first hardcourt Masters Series title, in Montreal. October - Beats Croat …
… match, in the fourth round in 2009 against Swede Robin Soderling. "My first final in 2005, against [Argentine Mariano ] Puerta , when he had a set point in the fourth. The 2006 final against Federer that comes down to a tiebreak," said the …