Ivo Karlovic out of Beijing Olympic Games
Ivo Karlovic won't be able to represent Croatia at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games due to an illness.
Croatia also lost Mario Ancic a few days ago because of mononucleosis.
Karlovic developed a high temperature, after his participation at the Cincinnati Master Series, where he beat Roger Federer in the third round, and his doctor in Miami advised him
Federer: é o actual número 1 do ranking ATP
Todos conhecem Federer, por isso vou cortar nas explicações. É um jogador muito completo em todos os aspectos, mas depois de uma época desastrada vê o seu número 1 seriamente ameaçado por Nadal. Uma mononucleose no início da época e uma séria crise de confiança colocaram Federer [...]
Nottingham: Karlovic, Verdasco, Simon Reach Quarterfinals
Fourth-seed and defending champion Ivo Karlovic struck 27 aces to snap a two-match losing streak against American Sam Querrey at The Slazenger Open in Nottingham on Wednesday.
Karlovic didn’t face a break point as he recorded his 16th win of the season, 7-6(3), 7-6(14). He set up his fifth match point of the second set tie-break with an
Ivo Karlovic advances to quarterfinals in Nottingham
Defending champion Ivo Karlovic of Croatia defeated Sam Querrey of the United States 7-6 (3), 7-6 (14) Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Open.
Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France also won his second-round match, defeating Samuel Groth of Australia 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4.
Earlier Wednesday, top-seeded Radek Stepanek
Cilic Upsets No. 2 Seed Mathieu; Karlovic Advances
World No. 55 Maric Cilic caused an upset on Monday at The Slazenger Open in Nottingham, rallying from a set down to defeat second-seeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The Croatian fired 15 aces and converted two of three break points to record his first win in four matches against Mathieu. The Frenchman had won all three of
O que dizer deste jogo?! Bem, primeiro que tudo, referir que Rui Machado e Ivo Karlovic estão separados no ranking ATP por mais de 300 lugares, com o português a ocupar o lugar 372 e o croata no lugar 22 do ranking ATP.
Apesar desta diferença, vejo esta aposta como uma grande oportunidade de fazer dinheiro. [...]
Ivo Karlovic defeated Thomas Johansson 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Sunday to win the Stockholm Open for his third career ATP title.
“This is my first title indoors and that’s special,” Karvolic said. “I’m very happy that I won here.”
He won his first two ATP titles this year at Houston (clay) and Nottingham (grass), and earned a career-high ranking of No. 25 this week.
NOTTINGHAM, England — Ivo Karlovic rallied to win his first Nottingham Open on Saturday, taking three sets to beat eighth-seeded Arnaud Clement.
Karlovic won 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 for his first title on grass ahead of Wimbledon, which starts Monday. In April, the 29-year-old Croat won his first ATP tour title in Houston on clay.
“To tell the truth I didn’t really expect to win,” Karlovic said. “I came here to play a few matches, I was the last player in the draw.
“I was injured last more…
Murray retains his title: 6-7 6-4 7-6I'm enthusiastic inside, but after a late night watching a 3-set epic, I'm too tired to inject sufficient enthusiasm into my post.Suffice to say, it was tense and Murray showed unbelievable mental strength to cope with such an unusual opponent.At 6'10, Karlovic smashes his serves from a height of about 10 feet with Roddick levels of power. And, on a hard court, this means that even if you can get to the serve, the ball is going to be bouncing up around your ears.In the run-up to the final, Karlovic averaged two aces PER GAME and consequently, had only been broken once in this tournament.To top it off, Karlovic has a loooong reach making him a very handy at volleying at the net.There's a reason why Karlovic is outside of the top 100. The rest of his game is decidely average. But when you're playing on a fast court and you're almost impossible to break, what else do you need?In the first set, Murray only managed one break point and, although
Murray reckons it's fifty-fifty, but I reckon he's being modest.Ivo Karlovic (103) may have a big serve but, right now, Murray's got a pretty good one of his own and unless two of the sets go to a tie-break, I can't imagine Karlovic getting the upper hand.This is Karlovic's seventh year as a pro and he has yet to win a title. If he's going to break that duck today, he's going to have to find a way through Murrays defences.Let's just say I'm feeling very confident about this. I might regret it, but I can't shake the feeling that this is going to go Murrays way.11pm (UK time) on Eurosport 2. Don't miss it!
Murray reckons it's fifty-fifty, but I reckon he's being modest.Ivo Karlovic (103) may have a big serve but, right now, Murray's got a pretty good one of his own and unless two of the sets go to a tie-break, I can't imagine Karlovic getting the upper hand.This is Karlovic's seventh year as a pro and he has yet to win a title. If he's going to break that duck today, he's going to have to find a way through Murrays defences.Let's just say I'm feeling very confident about this. I might regret it, but I can't shake the feeling that this is going to go Murrays way.11pm (UK time) on Eurosport 2. Don't miss it!
Murray retains his title: 6-7 6-4 7-6I'm enthusiastic inside, but after a late night watching a 3-set epic, I'm too tired to inject sufficient enthusiasm into my post.Suffice to say, it was tense and Murray showed unbelievable mental strength to cope with such an unusual opponent.At 6'10, Karlovic smashes his serves from a height of about 10 feet with Roddick levels of power. And, on a hard court, this means that even if you can get to the serve, the ball is going to be bouncing up around your ears.In the run-up to the final, Karlovic averaged two aces PER GAME and consequently, had only been broken once in this tournament.To top it off, Karlovic has a loooong reach making him a very handy at volleying at the net.There's a reason why Karlovic is outside of the top 100. The rest of his game is decidely average. But when you're playing on a fast court and you're almost impossible to break, what else do you need?In the first set, Murray only managed one break point and, although
