November 16, 2005
SHANGHAI, CHINA
THE MODERATOR: Questions in English or Chinese, please.
Q. Mariano, why was the third set so one-sided in your opinion?
MARIANO PUERTA: I still don't know. I think right now at this moment that it was only five minutes ago that I was playing the second set. So it was very strange. It was very quick. I still don't know. I just finished. I have to think about it a little bit more.
Q. What do you think about Gonzalez' performance?
MARIANO PUERTA: I really think he's much better than me on this surface. I think he's better on this surface. This is actually his best surface. His shots are very strong. I really think he's a better player than me on this surface.
Q. You've lost two matches. Is it because you didn't prepare well because you are an alternate, not a qualified player from the beginning?
MARIANO PUERTA: No. Frankly, I think this is a very difficult surface for me. I have to keep on improving on this surface. The level of this tournament is very high. This is a Masters event and the level here is very high, so that may be the reason why I didn't win a match yet.
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