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  • Kiefer says Schuettler deserves late Olympic shot

    7/9/08 10:08 AM | Johan Lindahl
    - Nicolas Kiefer says Wimbledon surprise semi-finalist Rainer Schuettler deserves a late place on the on the German Olympic team.

    Kiefer, 31, and the 32-year-old Schuettler, lost the Athens final to Chileans Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez. The pair of old pros are itching to try and duplicate or exceed that mark next month in Beijing.

    Kiefer put in a plea this week in Gstaad to bring Schuettler back into the Olympic fold. “The deadline passed last week, but Rainer really deserves a place”.

    “I hope things can be reconsidered and he comes with us to Beijing. We can then decide who should play doubles. I'd love to play with Rainer again, we would be ready to have another try at the gold”.

    “At least bring him to Beijing and then let's see if we should play doubles”.

    Kiefer said he never doubted his friend's chances to do well again after a run of injury and illness. Kiefer knows that scenario well, having missed a year with a wrist injury from summer, 2006, at the French Open.

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