Mario Ancic Articles 2002
Federer sent packing as Ancic comes of age, The Telegraph, 25 June 2002Goran Ivanisevic may be missing from Wimbledon this year, but his 18-year-old Croatian protege created the first big upset of The Championships on Centre Court last night.
Ancic stuns Federer, The Guardian, 25 June 2002Roger Federer became the biggest casualty of this year's Wimbledon championships when the seventh seeded Swiss was stunned 6-3 7-6 6-3 by unknown 18-year-old Croatian qualifier Mario Ancic in the first round.
Goran's neighbourly advice helps Ancic, The Telegraph, 25 June 2002Mario Ancic, the second Croat in history after Goran Ivanisevic to qualify for Wimbledon, acknowledged the last-minute tips he had received from the 2001 champion and his next-door neighbour in Split, which helped him to deconstruct the game of one of the tournament favourites, Roger Federer.



