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Murray Stops Isner, Rolls to Quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray held off two of the tallest men and biggest servers in tennis on Sunday to set up a quarterfinal meeting at the Australian Open.Defending champion Nadal had a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, the tallest man on the tour.In the previous...

Despite Slow Start, Blake Advances to Second Round of Shanghai Masters

SHANGHAI (AP) -- 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 in the first set but won the second when Karlovic sent a forehand wide in the tiebreaker."I didn't have very good momentum at the start," said Blake, who...

Record 78 Aces Not Enough for Karlovic

POREC, Croatia (AP) -- Radek Stepanek overcame a record 78 aces to defeat Ivo Karlovic in five sets in one of the longest matches in tennis history, giving the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday.Stepanek won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14 in a grueling match that lasted 5...

Haas Upsets Djokovic, Will Meet Roger Federer in Semifinals

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Tommy Haas's dream Wimbledon run continued on Wednesday when he unseated fourth seed Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in their quarter-final at the All England Club. The German 24th seed, a first-time quarter-finalist here, broke in game 11 of the opening set and served out to take the lead...

Height Debate Fills Void at Wimbledon

Let's start with Venus Williams. She's tall. And someone asked her the other day at Wimbledon if that might be a disadvantage for her."When I walk behind short people, I feel like I'm going to fall over because I start taking these little steps, and I can't take little steps," he said. "I take big steps. I've always been...

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05/29/12 French Open: Schwank sweeps out Karlovic Source: Buenos Aires Herald - Argentina After a poor start for the Argentines at the French Open with the surprising loss of David NalbandiÃ¡n, new winds are blowing for the blue and white army as Eduardo Schwank defeated Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-0, and 6-3, thus joining Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos, whom had also made a winning debut.
05/13/12 Groth Hits The Fastest Recorded Serve Source: The Tennis Times Australian Samual Groth has broke the record for the fastest serve.
05/06/12 Anderson, Davydenko progress Source: Sportal (New Zealand) South Africa's Kevin Anderson has moved through to the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over Alex Bogomolov Jr. Anderson won the first set on Sunday with a powerful serving performance, winning 81 percent of his first serves against his Russian opponent.

Background on ivo karlovic

Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm (6 ft 10 in).

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