Tennis

Ivo Karlovic

Born: February 28, 1979 (age 38)

Height: 6'11" (211cm)

Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia

Nationality: Croatian

Current Rank (Jun 26): No. 23 (1,835 points)

Sports Mole has 96 articles about Ivo Karlovic. Articles 1 to 40:

Andy Murray to play lucky loser at Wimbledon

World number one Andy Murray will face a qualifier in the first round at this year's Wimbledon.

Jun 30, 10:09

Result: Defending champion Novak Djokovic comfortably through in Qatar

World number two Novak Djokovic beats qualifier Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-3 to set up a semi-final meeting with Fernando Verdasco at the Qatar Open.

Jan 5, 18:11

Result: David Goffin maintains London hopes with win over Nicolas Mahut

David Goffin reaches the third round of the Paris Masters with a straight-sets win over Nicolas Mahut.

Nov 2, 12:12

Andy Murray: 'Olympic final one of my toughest matches'

Great Britain's Andy Murray says that his four-hour win over Juan Martin del Potro in the Olympic final was one of the toughest matches of his career.

Aug 15, 03:29

Andy Murray top seed at Cincinnati Open

Andy Murray is named as the top seed at next week's Cincinnati Open, providing he competes at the tournament after an extended run at the Olympic Games.

Aug 13, 10:00

Andy Murray confirmed as second seed for Wimbledon

Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is confirmed as the second seed at SW19 but tournament organisers have made several alterations to the expected list.

Jun 22, 10:24

Result: Andy Murray eases in quarter-finals at Roland Garros

Andy Murray books his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open courtesy of a straight-sets victory in a rain-affected match against John Isner.

May 29, 18:19

Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open through injury

Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal withdraws from the competition due to a wrist injury.

May 27, 15:54

Result: Andy Murray safely through to round four in Paris

Andy Murray defeats Ivo Karlovic 6-1 6-5 7-6(3) in straight sets to earn a place in the last 16 of the French Open.

May 27, 14:21

Andy Murray: "I lost my way"

Andy Murray admits that he "lost his way" during his five-set victory over wildcard Mathias Bourgue in the second round of the French Open.

May 25, 20:15

Result: Andy Murray through in Paris after being pushed all the way by wildcard

Andy Murray books his place in round three of the French Open after edging out Mathias Bourgue 6-2 2-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 in gruelling match.

May 25, 16:46

Result: Richard Gasquet squeezes past Ivo Karlovic to reach Basel semi-finals

Richard Gasquet saves a match point on his way to a closely-fought 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(6) victory over Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel.

Oct 30, 16:08

Result: Richard Gasquet advances to Swiss Indoors last eight after beating Dominic Thiem

Richard Gasquet advances to the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors championship after defeating Dominic Thiem 7-6 6-4 in Basel.

Oct 29, 20:10

Result: Rafael Nadal overcomes Ivo Karlovic in Shanghai

Rafael Nadal overcomes Ivo Karlovic in three sets to reach the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters.

Oct 14, 16:01

Result: Milos Raonic keeps Shanghai Masters hopes alive

Milos Raonic sees off the threat of Roberto Bautista Agut to books his place in the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters.

Oct 14, 15:34

Ivo Karlovic passes Goran Ivanisevic for ATP Tour aces record

Ivo Karlovic passes fellow Croat Goran Ivanisevic on the all-time ATP Tour aces list by reaching 10,247 for his career.

Oct 8, 10:29

Result: Ivo Karlovic powers into second round

Ivo Karlovic hits 21 aces on the way to a comfortable victory over Federico Delbonis in the opening round of the US Open.

Sep 1, 20:24

Result: Stanislas Wawrinka edges Ivo Karlovic in hard-fought clash

Stanislas Wawrinka squeaks into the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open after a hard-fought match against Ivo Karlovic that saw all three sets go to tie-breaks.

Aug 20, 20:15

Result: Stanislas Wawrinka sees off Borna Coric

Stanislas Wawrinka comes from a set down to beat teenager Borna Coric 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Aug 19, 18:54

Result: Ivo Karlovic powers past Gilles Simon to reach Cincinnati Open second round

Ivo Karlovic claims a 6-4 6-7[3] 6-3 victory over Gilles Simon in the Cincinnati Open to reach the competition's second round.

Aug 17, 21:17

Result: Ivo Karlovic dominates tie-breaks to beat Milos Raonic

Ivo Karlovic wins the battle of two of the biggest servers on tour by beating Milos Raonic 7-6 7-6 in the second round of the Rogers Cup.

Aug 12, 03:22

Andy Murray reveals he doesn't watch brother's games due to fear he'll lose

Andy Murray reveals that he rarely watches his brother Jamie's tennis matches on TV because of fear that he'll lose.

Jul 7, 11:56

Live Coverage: Wimbledon - Day Eight - as it happened

Sports Mole brings you live coverage of day eight at Wimbledon as Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova look to push on in the tournament.

Jul 7, 11:30

Tim Henman expects Andy Murray to reach semi-finals of Wimbledon

Tim Henman believes that Andy Murray should have no problem in securing a place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon when he faces Vasek Pospisil in the last eight.

Jul 6, 20:14

Andy Murray expecting tough test against Vasek Pospisil

Number three seed Andy Murray admits that he will be in for a tough battle in his quarter-final clash against Vasek Pospisil at Wimbledon.

Jul 6, 18:24

Andy Murray: Ivo Karlovic battle was "mentally tiring"

Andy Murray reveals that he was forced to dig deep to secure his place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in his victory in four sets over Ivo Karlovic.

Jul 6, 18:06

Result: Andy Murray advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals with win over Ivo Karlovic

Number three seed Andy Murray defeats Croatia's Ivo Karlovic to reach the last eight of Wimbledon as he overcomes the 36-year-old in four sets on Centre Court.

Jul 6, 17:47

Ivan Ljubicic: 'Ivo Karlovic has nothing to lose'

Former Croatian number one Ivan Ljubicic insists that compatriot Ivo Karlovic "has nothing to lose" against Andy Murray in the Wimbledon fourth round.

Jul 6, 12:42

John McEnroe backs Andy Murray to clinch Wimbledon title

John McEnroe believes that Andy Murray will win the Wimbledon title due to his use of the home crowd on Centre Court.

Jul 6, 03:03

Ivo Karlovic warns: 'My serve will hurt Andy Murray'

Hard-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic hopes that his service game is at its ferocious best in his fourth-round Wimbledon match with Andy Murray.

Jul 6, 01:58

Tim Henman: 'Andy Murray can neutralise Ivo Karlovic serve'

Tim Henman backs Andy Murray to cope with Ivo Karlovic's big serve when the two players meet in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Jul 5, 14:54

Andy Murray: 'Home crowd at Wimbledon makes huge difference'

Andy Murray talks up the importance of having the home crowd behind him as he goes in search of a second Wimbledon title.

Jul 5, 14:41

Andy Murray wary of Ivo Karlovic serve

Andy Murray admits that it will be "tough" to cope with Ivo Karlovic's big serve when the two players meet in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Jul 5, 14:00

Andy Murray: "I'm playing very well"

British number one Andy Murray believes that his general form is promising heading into the second week of Wimbledon.

Jul 5, 13:39

Ivo Karlovic: 'Serve will be key against Andy Murray'

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic believes that he will have "an opportunity" to beat Britain's Andy Murray in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Jul 5, 12:48

Andy Murray expects "different" Karlovic game

Andy Murray is under no illusion over how solid his return game will need to be when facing hard-serving Ivo Karlovic in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Jul 4, 21:12

Andy Murray cools fears over shoulder

Andy Murray says that his shoulder is "fine" after needing treatment midway through his third-round Wimbledon win over Andreas Seppi.

Jul 4, 20:45

Result: Andy Murray moves past Andreas Seppi to reach last 16

Andy Murray shrugs off a shoulder injury to beat Andreas Seppi in four sets at Wimbledon.

Jul 4, 20:26

Andy Murray: 'Rafael Nadal exit a warning to elite players'

Andy Murray reveals that he draws on the major Wimbledon upsets as his motivation to steer clear of a giant-killing.

Jul 4, 17:41

Andreas Seppi plays down Andy Murray status: 'He's no Roger Federer!'

Andreas Seppi stokes the fire ahead of meeting Andy Murray at Wimbledon by suggesting that victory would not rank as the biggest moment of his career.

Jul 4, 17:28

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