Hewitt humbled in horror show

TOWERING Ivo Karlovic starred in his own fantastical Wimbledon fairytale yesterday, beating champion Lleyton Hewitt to create history on the world’s most famous tennis stage.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2003 - 01:00
Andrea Grant, Wimbledon

Standing 6 foot 10 inches (2.083 metre) in his bare feet, Karlovic is the tallest man to have played the grand slam in its 127-year history.

But despite this, he barely registers on the tennis radar.

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