Goran Ivanisevic Quotes


Ivan Lendl's never going to be a great player on grass. The only time he comes to the net is to shake your hand.


Citations

Ivanisevic, Goran. Quoted in The Wimbledon Compendium, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, 2001, p. 450.

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Goran Ivanisevic
Goran Ivanisevic
  • Born: September 13, 1971
  • Nationality: Croatian
  • Profession: Athlete

Goran Ivanišević is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Before the 2001 tournament, he was ranked 125th and after his victory he was 16th. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He coached Marin Čilić from September 2013 to July 2016, leading Čilić to his biggest achievement to date, the 2014 US Open title.