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Ivo Karlovic - News and More
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- Nationality: CRO (Croatia)
- Birthdate: February 28, 1979
- Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
- Residence: Zagreb, Croatia
- Turned Pro: 2000
- Plays: Right-handed
- 2009 Ranking: 37
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| Began playing tennis at age six...Tallest player (6’10”, 2.08m) to rank in Top 100 in history of ATP Rankings (since 1973)...Father, Vlado, works as a meteorol ... Read Full Bio |
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| Australian Open: Post-Tournament Assessment |
| g down swinging.
Before I talk about Murray, I want to say a few words about the other men who made the second week of the Aussie Open. First, Ivo Karlovic made some great luck for himself in somehow reaching the fourth round, and he even expanded on that luck by hitting a bunch of let cords to break Nad... |
2010-02-01
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| Previews: ATP Zagreb, Joburg, Santiago; Fed Cup |
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Zagreb, Croatia
Surface: Hard
$450,000
Seeds: Marin Cilic, Ivan Ljubicic, Jurgen Melzer, Viktor Troicki, Janko Tipsarevic, Benjamin Becker, Ivo Karlovic, Evgeny Korolev
Floaters: "Crazi" Dani Koellerer, Rainer Schuettler, Arnaud Clement
Notes: Croats Cilic, Ljubicic, Karlovic among seeds;... |
2010-01-31
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| Andy Murray Interview - Australian Open, Jan 28 |
| l like if you have the right tactics and the right game plan, you know, you can dictate what happens in the match.
Against such guys like Roddick or Karlovic, it just comes down to a few points. I didn't really think back or learn that much going into this one from the Roddick match.
Q. I think there's a ... |
2010-01-28
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| Australian Open: Mid-Tournament Assessment |
| but he's really getting into a groove and despite a string of the luckiest four points I've ever seen a player put together (I'm looking at you, Ivo Karlovic) Nadal looked great in his win over the giant Croat. He next faces Andy Murray, a dominant winner over John Isner. Daren Cahill and Brad Gilbert made... |
2010-01-24
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| Patient Roddick Survives in Five, Del Potro Doesn't at Australian Open |
| a set!
Rafael Nadal did surrender a set but for the most part the Spaniard was untroubled in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over the ever-dangerous Ivo Karlovic.
And of course Nadal’s win sets up the massive early season showdown against Murray on Tuesday. Nadal leads their head-to-head 7-2 includin... |
2010-01-24
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| Nikolay Davydenko Interview - Australian Open, Jan 23 |
| be fit for this season, I hope I can.
Q. So much of the emphasis on tennis these days in the men's game is about players who are 6'7", 6'9". We have Karlovic, Isner, Del Potro. Huge men. Here you are.
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: Come on. But I am not so small.
Q. Relatively.
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: To another guy, ma... |
2010-01-23
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| Federer, Djokovic, Serena Steamroll on Snoozer Saturday at the Australian Open |
| try because what an absolutely dynamite schedule is ahead.
Sunday (or later tonight US time) we get Andy Murray v. John Isner, Rafael Nadal v. Ivo Karlovic, Marin Cilic v. Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Roddick v. Fernando Gonzlez. (Sleep? Who needs sleep? It’s the weekend!)
The ladies isn&rsquo... |
2010-01-23
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| John Isner Interview - US Open, Sept 5 |
| s still 4‑All, or whatever. I'm still in the tiebreaker.
Obviously, definitely glad I did it. I was really confident at that point.
Q. Seeing Karlovic out there, how much either talking to him or watching how he's played has sort of affected how you've evolved the last few years?
JOHN ISNER: I don'... |
2009-09-06
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Alicia Says:
10* i meant
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 08:21 ET