Defending champion Gonzalez crashes out

Top seed Fernando Gonzalez has been knocked out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after a surprise 6-0 6-3 victory by Croatian Mario Ancic.

Defending champion Gonzalez crashes out
Thu, 12 Jan, 2006 - 07:20

Top seed Fernando Gonzalez has been knocked out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after a surprise 6-0 6-3 victory by Croatian Mario Ancic.

It took world number 22 Ancic, conqueror of Scot Andy Murray in the second round, less than an hour to dismantle the usually composed game of the tournament’s defending champion.

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