Vienna R1 previews and picks: Karlovic vs. Seppi, Gulbis vs. Miedler
Ivo Karlovic and Ernests Gulbis will kick off their Vienna campaigns on Monday. They are set for respective openers against Andreas Seppi and Lucas Miedler. […]
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Nadal outlasts Karlovic in third-set tiebreaker, Ferrer upset
Rafael Nadal went the maximum distance in his Shanghai Rolex Masters opener on Wednesday night, needing two hours and 43 minutes to outlast Ivo Karlovic 7-5, 6-7(4), 7-6(4). Next opponent Milos Raonic won in similar fashion over Roberto Bautista Agut. […]
Nadal hits three straight return winners to break Karlovic
Rafael Nadal broke Ivo Karlovic to stay alive in the first set of their Shanghai second-round showdown with the 6’11” Croat serving at 5-4. Nadal rifled consecutive return winners at 15-15, 15-30, and 30-40. […]
Shanghai R2 previews and picks: Nadal vs. Karlovic, Nishikori vs. Kyrgios
Rafael Nadal and Nishikori may have tough openers on their hands on Wednesday in Shanghai. They are going up against Ivo Karlovic and Nick Kyrgios, respectively. […]
Kuala Lumpur QF previews and picks: Karlovic vs. Kyrgios, Lopez vs. Pospisil
A pair of all-seeded quarterfinals will take place on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. Ivo Karlovic is going up against Nick Kyrgios and Feliciano Lopez is facing Vasek Pospisil. […]
Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen previews and predictions
There is some star power at each event this week despite the absence of 2014 champions. David Ferrer and Grigor Dimitrov are among those on hand in Kuala Lumpur, while Tomas Berdych and Marin Cilic are leading the way in Shanghai. […]
Wimbledon Day 7 picks, including Gasquet vs. Kyrgios and Murray vs. Karlovic
Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Jared Pine of the Second Serb preview and pick the four best men’s singles matches on Monday at Wimbledon. Arguably the best tennis day of the year features Richard Gasquet vs. Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray vs. Ivo Karlovic. […]
Karlovic saves set point with double-hit, beats Tsonga
Ivo Karlovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(9) during third-round action on Saturday at Wimbledon, but not before some controversy in the fourth-set tiebreaker. […]
Wimbledon Day 6 picks, including Tsonga vs. Karlovic and Troicki vs. Brown
The Wimbledon third round will conclude (barring another marathon along the lines of Marin Cilic vs. John Isner) on Saturday. Dustin Brown is back in action after upsetting Rafael Nadal and the German will now face Viktor Troicki. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Ivo Karlovic are also part of the schedule. […]
Wimbledon Day 4 picks, including Karlovic vs. Dolgopolov and Fognini vs. Pospisil
Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Chris de Waard of Tennis Atlantic preview and pick the four best men’s singles matches on Thursday at Wimbledon. Ivo Karlovic vs. Alexandr Dolgopolov and Fabio Fognini vs. Vasek Pospisil are two of the highlights. […]