Topic: Rainer Schuettler
Quotes
On the court I feel OK, but when I stop playing I feel very tired
Ferrero moves into quarterfinals May 08, 2003
I put a lot of pressure on myself, it's important for me to play well here
Federer advances in Munich May 01, 2003
He had a good serve and I wasn't able to break in at 4-all with him down 0-40 on serve
Schuettler ousted in first round Apr 08, 2003
My game is to make the opponent run, because I like to run
Roddick falls at Indian Wells Mar 14, 2003
I was just trying to keep the ball above the net and keep fighting for every point
In Sports from United Press International Jan 09, 2003
Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976 in Korbach, Hesse) is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 84 in the ATP rankings. He is the oldest player in the top 100 and the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.
He began playing tennis at the age of nine. He resides in Switzerland.
He had his breakthrough year in 2003, when he finished in the ATP top 10 for the first time improving his ATP ranking for the ninth year in succession, which is the longest among current players. He also became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the fourth round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since Michael Stich was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996. En route to the final, which he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi, he defeated Andy Roddick who would end the season as world no. 1.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Rainer Schuettler."