Goran Ivanisevic
Goran Ivanisevic
Goran Ivaniševićis a retired Croatian 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. 2in 1994. He was coaching Marin Čilić from September 2013 to July 2016,...
NationalityCroatian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth13 September 1971
CitySplit, Croatia
CountryCroatia
It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit.
I have so many runner-up cups that I am thinking of starting my own tea shop.
I still break racquets, but now I do it in a positive way.
At her birthday, my seven-year-old daughter will say that she wants these big cakes and certain expensive toys as presents, and I can't say no to her. It would just break my heart. But when I was little, for birthdays we just played outside and we were happy if we got any cake.
Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.
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.
I don't care now if I ever win a match in my life again. Whatever I do in my life, wherever I go, I'm going to be always Wimbledon champion.
The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself.
I hope that we will break up that infamous tradition that a Davis Cup winner is defeated already in the first round the next season.