Ivo Karlovic

Federer easily beats Rochus after 6-week break

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… his second with a powerful serve that the Belgian returned wide. Florent Serra survived a barrage of 28 aces to beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (5), 6-4. The 6-foot-10 Karlovic has an ATP tour-leading 855 aces this year, but his second serve …

Story|11/02/2009

Blake rallies to advance at Shanghai Masters

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… Blake rallies to advance at Shanghai Masters Monday, October 12, 2009 SHANGHAI James Blake rallied to defeat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. The American was broken early …

Story|10/12/2009

Czechs reach 1st Davis Cup final in 29 years

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC| AP| Sports

… against the powerful Croats." On Friday, Stepanek withstood a record 78 aces and saved four match points against Ivo Karlovic in the longest Davis Cup singles in 20 years. Stepanek won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2 …

Story|09/19/2009

6 hours, 78 aces: Czechs win Davis Cup marathon

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… win Davis Cup marathon Friday, September 18, 2009 POREC, Croatia Radek Stepanek overcame a record 78 aces to defeat Ivo Karlovic in five sets in one of the longest matches in tennis history on Friday, when the Czech Republic took a 2-0 lead over …

Story|09/18/2009

Federer chosen for Switzerland in Davis Cup

By CHRIS LEHOURITES| AP| Sports

… the best-of-five series. In the other semifinal, Croatia will host the Czech Republic on indoor clay in Porec. Ivo Karlovic , Marin Cilic, Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko will compete for the host country against Czech players Radek Stepanek …

Story|09/08/2009

Sharapova returns to US Open with easy victory

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… Lapentti beat No. 19 Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-3; and Ivan Navarro beat No. 27 Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5). Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium defeated No. 16 Virginie Razzano of France 6-4 …

Story|09/01/2009

Roddick defeats Karlovic to advance at DC

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… Roddick defeats Karlovic to advance at DC Friday, August 07, 2009 WASHINGTON Andy Roddick defeated big-hitting Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Friday. Fourth-seeded Fernando …

Story|08/07/2009

US ousted by Croatia in Davis Cup quarterfinals

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC| AP| Sports

… clinched its series against Russia on Saturday and completed a 4-1 victory Sunday. Croatia took a 2-0 lead after Ivo Karlovic rallied past Blake and Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets in Friday's opening singles. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan …

Story|07/12/2009

Croatia takes 1-0 lead over US in Davis Cup

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… Croatia takes 1-0 lead over US in Davis Cup Friday, July 10, 2009 POREC, Croatia Ivo Karlovic has rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 and give Croatia a 1-0 lead …

Story|07/10/2009

Federer makes Grand Slam history at Wimbledon

By STEPHEN WILSON| AP| Sports

… statistics from Sunday's match were astounding: Federer's 50 aces were one short of the Wimbledon record held by Ivo Karlovic . Federer had a total of 107 winners, compared with 38 unforced errors. Roddick had 27 aces, 74 winners and 33 unforced …

Story|07/06/2009