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Paris crowd boos Ivanisevic for serve
Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well in 1993 final.
In brief
Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well in 1993 final. Goran Ivanisevic won Paris Indoor 1993 final but crowd booed him for excessive serving. Originally reported by Tennis Majors.
The day the Paris crowd booed Ivanisevic
On November 7, 1993, Goran Ivanisevic defeated Andrei Medvedev in the Paris Indoor Open final.
Ivanisevic's serve dominance
Ivanisevic fired 27 aces and 32 service winners in the final against Medvedev.
Crowd reaction to serve
Paris crowd began booing Ivanisevic after each unreturned serve.
Ivanisevic's background
Ivanisevic born in Split, Croatia in 1971, reached Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1990.
Medvedev's rise
Medvedev, born in Kiev in 1974, won his first title in 1992 at age 17.
Paris Indoor Open
Paris-Bercy Indoor Open held in early November, part of Super 9 category since 1990.
Ivanisevic's serve mastery
Ivanisevic served 27 aces and 32 service winners in 15 games and one tiebreak.
Crowd's perspective
Tennis enthusiast Vincent recalled crowd booed Ivanisevic for unreturned serves.
Ivanisevic's response
Ivanisevic said he didn't care about crowd booing, wanted to play four sets.
Aftermath
Tennis authorities slowed game to keep public interest after this match.
Ivanisevic's later career
Ivanisevic won Wimbledon in 2001 after 24 months without a tournament win.
Medvedev's later career
Medvedev reached Roland-Garros final in 1999 as world No 101.
Here's the gist
Goran Ivanisevic won Paris Indoor 1993 final but crowd booed him for excessive serving.
