PARIS (AP) 鈥� The coach who suddenly left Alejandro Davidovich Fokina during the says he did so only after the player urged him to go.
Davidovich Fokina told reporters that after the Spaniard’s first-round victory at Roland Garros, and he expressed regret about hiring him.
Puerta, a former Roland Garros runner-up, responded in an published Friday that he had been frustrated with Davidovich Fokina’s emotional outbursts, but that he expected they would clear the air.
Instead, the Argentine said 鈥渁 person from his team calls me: 鈥楢lex asks you to take care of your plane ticket, find it yourself and pay for it. You can go to Miami.鈥欌��
Puerta said he had also been feeling unwell during Davidovich Fokina’s first-round win. The 23rd-ranked Davidovich Fokina lost his second-round match to Thiago Agust铆n Tirante 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Puerta has been a controversial figure in tennis. As a player, the Argentine served bans in two separate doping cases. He retired as a player in 2009.
___
AP tennis:
Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
