Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic crashed out of the Australian Open today when he lost to unseeded Frenchman Jerome Golmard 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4.
Golmard now plays Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia who beat 18th seeded Spaniard Albert Portas 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
The Croatian 10th seed failed to play anywhere near the form he reached in last year's Wimbledon, which he won as a wild card, and only in the third set did he offer any resistance.
A forehand service return into the net cost him the match in 2hr 42min. The Croatian could never get his feared serve going, putting in only 58 per cent of his first serves and he made 44 unforced errors to Golmard's 16.
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