ivo-karlovic Stories - The Daily Forehand
Five Past Wimbledon Quarterfinalists (or Better) Withdraw
Five players withdrew from the Gentlemen's Singles field of Wimbledon 2010 Thursday, the day before the draws were made. Even though none of the five were considered serious contenders for the title, each of them takes with them a serious grass court pedigree and at least one previous foray deep...
Davis Cup Semifinals: Czechs Sweep Pair of Marathon Five-Setters
For the second time in two ties, Croatia played two five-setters on the first day of Davis Cup action. But unlike on their opening day sweep of the Americans in July, the opening day of semifinals in Porec found the Croatians on the losing end of both matches. The jaw-dropping scoreline of the day...
Davis Cup Semifinals and Playoffs Preview / Open Thread
The semifinals of the Davis Cup begin Friday, with all four ties seemingly winnable for both sides. Three of them, surprisingly enough for July, are being held indoors. Coverage of the Israel-Spain tie will be on Tennis Channel in the States, with streams of the other semifinals likely findable...
Open Thread: Washington QF -- #1 Andy Roddick vs. #11 Ivo Karlovic
I'm at the first quarterfinal of the night session on Friday at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the ATP tour's 500 level tournament in Washington, DC.This match is on ESPN2 (and various internet livestreams), so since some of you are probably watching, I thought I'd try to do an open thread for the...
The Daily Forehand Freestyles With Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlovic came into the press room at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Wednesday, presumably to discuss his first round win over Rainer Schuettler, a match the 6'10'' Croatian won 6-4, 7-5. He served big, as always hitting 18 aces. But I wasn't too interested in that. He had hit a ton of aces...
Davis Cup Quarterfinals Preview
The quarterfinals of the Davis Cup begin on Friday, with all four ties seemingly winnable for both sides. Three of them, surprisingly enough for July, are being held indoors. Coverage of the USA-Croatia tie will be live on Tennis Channel in the States, with streams of the other three quarterfinals...
Davis Cup QF: After 10 Sets, Croatia 2 - USA 0
USA @ CROATIA (CROATIA LEADS 2-0)Sportska Dvorana, Porec, Croatia (Indoor Clay)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def James Blake (USA) 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 7-5Marin Cilic (CRO) def Mardy Fish (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, 8-6 Croatia continued its dominance of the United States in Davis Cup into 2009, winning both...
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