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Rainer Schuettler

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My boy needs one :D

Keep going in Cincinnati :bounce: Great fight to beat Nieminen in a third-set TB today :) :) :)
 
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Re: The Rainer Schuettler Cheering Thread

I was in Düsseldorf yesterday where he was playing bundesliga for his team from aachen. He lost his match against Korolev 6:3 3:6 7:10. He should have played doubles later but that match was washed away by the rain.

After the match I was talking to him and Dirk for a few minutes. They are still hoping to enter the olympics. There is still a chance to get in. Otherwhise he might play the challenger in istanbul and then the US Open. Next weekende he wants to play bundesliga again.

Pictures are comming tommorow ....
 
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Re: The Rainer Schuettler Cheering Thread

Rainer got nominated by our NOC today!!! If he makes it onto the ITF acceptance list which is very very likely he will go to the Olympics!!!! Kiefer-Schüttler comeback on it's way!!!!
:eek: Would they play together again?
 
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So, will he play at Olympics?
 
#3,073 ·
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since Baghdatis and Ancic will not play I think Rainer is next alternate. If one of the following withdraws, he is in

Gremelmayr (not nominated by NOC)
Berrer (not nominated by NOC)
Ljubicic (torn leg muscle, very unlike that he will be fit)
Hewitt (hip injury, will decide on Tuesday)
Nalbandian (also injured but still hoping to be fit in time)
Monaco (recovering from pneumonia, wasn't fit enough for Toronto and Cincy)
Sela (not nominated by NOC)
Almagro (also injured for a long time already)
 
#3,074 ·
Re: The Rainer Schuettler Cheering Thread

With Belgian norminating Rochus and Darcis, I think Rainer's chance is very slim. I don't think Nalby, Monaco and Almagro withdrawls will help because there are higher ranks Argentines and Spaniards to replace them.
 
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Go for the gold, Shaker :p
 
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#3,083 ·
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http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=19043 They're really mad :eek: I'm happy for him but they have a point :shrug: Ruels are rules.
The problem here is, there are sooooo many rules and it depends on which rules to follow. In a way, the ITF "rules" sounds more like a guide line and NOC of each country basically has the ultimate control on who's to go and who's not.

And seriously, ITF's bark at Rainer is really not classy.
 
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Re: The Rainer Schuettler Cheering Thread

The problem is that the ITF didn't read the German criteria of the DOSB before. Gremelmayer and Berrer just didn't fulfill them that's why they can't play. Even if Schüttler hadn't called the CAS Berrer & Gremelmayer still wouldn't play because the DOSB didn't nominate them. So I really can't understand this reaction, looks as though the ITF doesn't know their own rules.
 
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I read that Rainer got a message on his cell phone from Kiwi short after the CAS decision "Congrats, I hope we can play doubles!" And they wrote that he missed his first flight to Beijing and had to take one later instead :lol: I hope he arrived meanwhile.

http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2008/08/05/916623.html
 
#3,088 ·
Re: The Rainer Schuettler Cheering Thread

Generalsekretär Vesper versprach sogar, notfalls mit Teamkleidung auszuhelfen: "Er kriegt einen Anzug von mir, ich habe zwei." <--- lol :D It's nice how they all seem to be supporting Rainer <3

I REALLY hope they can play doubles...
 
#3,089 ·
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I am glad that he was able to go :yeah: Especially because he and Kiwi won a medal last time. Would not be fair otherwise to me. After all Massu was giving a wild card as well.
 
#3,090 ·
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That doubles final :sad: so bitterswet memories :D
 
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