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Michael Chang Crashes Out in Tennis
American Chinese Michael Chang, who has been in flagging form recently, was crashed out of the Sydney Olympics when he lost to an unknown rival on Wednesday.
Canada's Sebastien Lareau, ranked 125 in the world and only playing here on a wildcard, beat the American 16th-seed 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 in one hour and 31 minutes.
Chang displayed all his fighting qualities to come back from 5-1 down to force the first set into a tiebreak but he was unable to sustain the momentum.
The defeat completes a dismal two days for the American men at the Olympics. Todd Martin and Vince Spadea both went out on Tuesday and Jeff Tarango is the only US player to have made the second round.
Meanwhile, Britain's number one player Tim Henman got his dream of an Olympic singles medal shattered by Karol Kucera of Slovakia Wednesday.
Kucera, a former top ten player who is emerging from a slump triggered by an injury last year, was in superb form from the baseline as he beat the British seventh seed 6-3, 6-2 to move into the second round.
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