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Ivanisevic Is Drafted by Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has been drafted for compulsory duty in the Croatian military.

But the call-up, which came Thursday on his 30th birthday, will not disrupt his professional career. Top sportsmen in Croatia are exempt from regular service, which normally requires conscripts to be lodged at a military base for a year.

Instead, Ivanisevic will have to report to military officials when he is in the country and receive the most basic military training over a six-month period starting Nov. 27.

``I passed my physical,'' Ivanisevic told the daily Sportske Novosti on Friday. ``My vision is slightly impaired, but my hearing is top-notch.''

In line with his jovial character, when asked which unit of the army he'd most prefer to be assigned to, Ivanisevic said whichever unit doesn't require 20-20 vision.

``Artillery is fine, but I shouldn't be shooting. I'd totally miss even something the size of a house,'' he said.

Ivanisevic is currently resting a stress fracture on his sole. He has been training lightly and is expected to return to the tennis courts in a Davis Cup World Group qualifying match against Italy on Sept. 21.