2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles the top 17 seeds were knocked out before the fourth round. This granted relatively unknown players an unusually high chance of success, especially as Hewitt and Henman were in the same half of the draw and played each other in the semi-finals. In one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, seven-time champion Pete Sampras was eliminated by lucky loser George Bastl of Switzerland in the second round. It would be Sampras' final match ever at Wimbledon. The 1992 champion Andre Agassi suffered a second-round defeat to unseeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand, while future eight-time champion Roger Federer was defeated
Wayne Arthurs (tennis) seed Jonas Björkman in straight sets. On 30 August 2000, Arthurs was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis. He now coaches the young Queensland player Oliver Anderson. Wayne Arthurs (tennis) Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971 in Adelaide, Australia), attended Camberwell Grammar School and is a retired Australian professional tennis player. His serve was his strongest weapon by far, and had been referred to as the "best in the world" by several of his fellow players, including Jim Courier, Andre Agassi and Thomas Johansson. He consistently had one of the highest ace counts on the