Goran Commits To Nottingham
Goran Commits To Nottingham
By Adrianna Outlaw
05/08/2003
Before his career comes to a close, 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic
wants to make one more appearance on the All England Club's grass courts. In
preparation for the grass-court Grand Slam, Ivanisevic has committed to
playing the Samsung Open in Nottingham, tournament organizers announced
today.
The lethal-serving lefthander joins a Nottingham field that includes Jonas
Bjorkman, Younes El Aynaoui, Wayne Ferreira and Mikhail Youzhny. The
tournament is scheduled for June 16th-22nd.
The 31-year-old Croatian missed much of the 2002 season after undergoing
surgery on his left shoulder. Playing his first ATP event since March of
2002 at Dubai in February, Ivanisevic trailed Russian qualifier Andrei
Stoliarov 5-6 when he sprinted for a wide shot and suddenly crumpled to
the court after feeling his right knee buckle. He was forced to retire
from the match.
Chronic shoulder and elbow pain have plagued Ivanisevic this season.
Even the beach was a danger zone for Ivanisevic, who stepped on a seashell
while walking on the beach during the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami in March and
underwent surgery last month to have the seashell removed.
Despite his injuries, Ivanisevic is determined to play the grass-court Grand
Slam this summer and said he will not retire without playing one more
Wimbledon.
"Definitely, I (am) going to go Wimbledon this year," Ivanisevic said.
"Even if I have to go in a wheelchair, I go there. If that's the case, like
I say, that's going to be my last one."
Ivanisevic has often said he believes his remarkable run to the 2001
Wimbledon title as a wild card came with a bit of divine intervention
and as a result the colorful Croatian has a philosophical approach to
the series of injuries that have stalled his career since.
"Before Wimbledon started when I won in 2001 I said: 'Just give me this
Wimbledon,' I said to God. 'And I don't have to play tennis anymore in my
life,' " Ivanisevic said. "I think he's doing that now. I won, but I'm not
playing tennis. I know see how I am going to play again with this shoulder
and elbow. I think you can't bargain with God. He gave me something I wanted
all my life and he has to take something in return. That means that it
doesn't take me forever, but it takes my tennis."
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