Defending AEGON Masters champion Goran Ivanisevic has lost his first clash at the Royal Albert Hall to former Swedish professional Thomas Enqvist.
The former Wimbledon champion had a positive start to the match and used his powerful serve to his advantage by taking the first set 6-4.
Despite taking the lead, the Croatian struggled with a suspected groin problem and was forced to relinquish the second set to his opponent Enqvist by 6-2, taking the match to a champions tie-break.
The defending champion continued to slip in form and slumped to defeat at the hands of the Swedish former pro on 10-6 in the tie-break.
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Danielle Joynson
Danielle Joynson
