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Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten says he intends to play at Wimbledon in 2003.
The Brazilian, a three-time French Open champion, has snubbed the tournament for the last two years.
Kuerten, a noted baseliner, has always harboured doubts about his game on the famous grass courts of the All England Club.
But he said: "I want to play the main tournaments in 2003, all the Grand Slams, the Masters Series and some other minor tournaments."
Kuerten, who is training at the coastal town of Camboriu, will start next year in Auckland, New Zealand, before moving on to the Australian Open in Melbourne.
After reaching the top of the ATP rankings in 2000, he fell to 36th place in the Champions Race this year after an injury-affected season.
Kuerten's best result at Wimbledon was a quarter-final place in 1999, when he lost to Andre Agassi.
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thats great news
and i hope to see him again like i did in 2000 
The Brazilian, a three-time French Open champion, has snubbed the tournament for the last two years.
Kuerten, a noted baseliner, has always harboured doubts about his game on the famous grass courts of the All England Club.
But he said: "I want to play the main tournaments in 2003, all the Grand Slams, the Masters Series and some other minor tournaments."
Kuerten, who is training at the coastal town of Camboriu, will start next year in Auckland, New Zealand, before moving on to the Australian Open in Melbourne.
After reaching the top of the ATP rankings in 2000, he fell to 36th place in the Champions Race this year after an injury-affected season.
Kuerten's best result at Wimbledon was a quarter-final place in 1999, when he lost to Andre Agassi.
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thats great news