Ivo Karlovic defeated Nicolas Mahut 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mahut came in defending last year's round of 128, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard.
Karlovic I. took it in straight sets.
Ivo Karlovic beat Nicolas Mahut 7-6(5) 7-6(12). Umpiry, "Ivo Karlovic vs Nicolas Mahut — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-01-14/karlovic-vs-mahut-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 14 January 2002).