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In 2001, three-time Wimbledon runner-up, 30-year-old Croatian Goran Ivanišević, had seen his once lofty ranking tumble from second to out of the top 100. He did, however, receive a wild card entry to the 2001 Wimbledon tournament. And what a wild card he was. Ivanišević made an improbable run to the semifinals, where he faced “Our Tim,” which was what the home fans called sixth-seeded Englishman Tim Henman. Ivanišević was trailing two sets to one when the match was interrupted by a lengthy rain delay. After it resumed, Ivanišević rallied to win the next two sets and the match. He advanced to play third-seeded Australian Patrick Rafter in the final, where Ivanišević battled the two-time major winner for five sets before prevailing 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7. It was the only major win of Ivanišević’s career. The FourthTime Is the Charm

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