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Luigi Gatto on Twitter: "On this day in 2005, Rafael Nadal beat Mariano Puerta in four sets to win his first Roland Garros 🏆 17 years later, he is just one match
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ITF on Twitter: "The Spaniard made his Grand Slam debut in 2003 at Wimbledon and quickly rose up the ranks… In 2005 at the age of 19, Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta to
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