I thought he was banned for something like 9 years.
Thanks. two three fourna, two.....
Mariano Puerta made the final of a challenger a few weeks ago, does anyone think he can come back on the tour??
Why would he even want to?
^^Very true to both posts but I suppose respect is rated higher on my list of life and social achievements than money and "hot chicks".
Oh please. If you were his opponent and he beat you in a major tournament (taking the $$$ you so desperately covet) and is later proved to have been doping, are you seriously saying you would turn the other cheek and go for a few beers with him? These players take the sport, the rankings and the winnings too seriously to not be offended by that. Besides, it's more than the other players not 'liking' him. He has lost the respect of the fans, and if you doubt that or don't feel that's important to a player, then we are having two separate conversations here.
Look at Davydenko's response to allegations of accepting bribes. You don't think reputation and respect means anything to these guys?
I can't be bothered really getting into this but if he came back and won a slam he'd get a lot of respect for turning things around, and thats a great motivator to get him playing again.
Plus as i remember it there was some doubt that he even meant to take the banned substance, although please, lets not resurrect what were about a million posts and opinions on that. i don't care enough to look that up, and puerta is the only one who really knows anyway.
If he came back and took Nadal out in final of RG, every player on the tour would respect him.
First of all I don't drink beer, it tastes like crap. But I would be happy to be friends with him, I couldn't care less.
Respect may be nice to achieve but all of the things that other guy pointed out in this thread mean much more.
I'm not asking you to resurrect anything Rhino and I know it would be a cold day in hell before you ever agreed with my opinion, but I stand by it regardless. There is a difference between tennis skill and character...that is my point, so you need not be 'dragged' down into the discussion further.
Hey CC, I often agree with you, and TW wouldn't be the same without you. I'm just busy today thats all.
I was thinking about how Canas came back from a ban and then got respect from players and fans all over the world when he double-beat Federer last year.
That's exactly how I feel about it.Can's stand that cheater,Davydenko should have been in the FO final not Puerta.Can you imagine how Davydenko felt when he lost his shot at a FO title(I know he had a small chance but nevertheless) to a guy he later found out was doping? And please don't find excuses for the guy,he wasn't caught once but twice it is hardly a coincidence.