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Munich (dpa) - Tennis professional Dominik Koepfer would love to serve at the Olympic Games in Tokyo despite the corona restrictions.
"It would be a dream to play there," said the 27-year-old from the Black Forest on Thursday after his knockout at the ATP clay court tournament in Munich: "If the Olympics take place, I'll be there and would be happy."
The world number 54.
sees good chances of being nominated for the summer games.
His goal this year is to reach the top 50 in the world rankings and rise to number two in Germany behind Alexander Zverev, said the left-hander from Donaueschingen after his defeat by Jan-Lennard Struff.
He is currently the second best German player behind Zverev in 44th place.
“My next goal is to be number two.
In terms of tennis, I'm very close, ”Koepfer said confidently after the defeat against Struff.
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