Ivanisevic has eyes on Wimbledon
Ivanisevic has eyes on Wimbledon
14 April 2004
By Chris Jones, Evening Standard
Goran Ivanisevic has accepted a wild card into the Stella Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London starting on 7 June and is promising to return to Wimbledon for the first time since he won the title three years ago.
The 32-year-old Croatian, a Stella Artois finalist in 1997, won the 2001 Wimbledon men's singles after 13 years of trying but persistent shoulder injuries prevented him from reappearing at the most famous centre court in the tennis world.
His only on-court appearance in England since then came when he played at the Stella Artois Championships last year. Ivanisevic lost to Jan Vacek in the first round but his injured left shoulder forced him to return home without playing at Wimbledon.
"This year I hope I can come to Wimbledon as well," Ivanisevic said. "There have been so many years when I have played at the Stella Artois. I made the final in 1997 but played terrible against Mark Philippoussis.
"He destroyed me in the final and I've lost to some crazy players there who I should never lose against. But I love the tournament. It has its own tradition."
Others already committed to appear at Queen's include Philippoussis, defending champion Andy Roddick, three-times winner Lleyton Hewitt and Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski.
Source: thisislondon.co.uk
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