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Federer to face towering Karlovic in Basel semis

Federer to face towering Karlovic in Basel semis

Rediff.com27 Oct 2007

Roger Federer beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer while Croatian Ivo Karlovic ground down Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych. The other semi-final will be contested between Jarkko Nieminen and Marcos Baghdatis.

Karlovic sweeps aside Safin

Karlovic sweeps aside Safin

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Croat Ivo Karlovic beat Marat Safin 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Masters.

Johansson edges past Blake

Johansson edges past Blake

Rediff.com14 Oct 2007

Thomas Johansson saved five match points to upset defending champion James Blake and reach the final of the Stockholm Open.

Zabaleta stuns Blake to set up Karlovic final

Zabaleta stuns Blake to set up Karlovic final

Rediff.com15 Apr 2007

Mariano Zabaleta upset James Blake 7-5, 7-6 to advance to the final of the US Clay Court Championships.

Easy win for Amritraj, advances to Rnd 2 at Newport

Easy win for Amritraj, advances to Rnd 2 at Newport

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Prakash Amritraj began his campaign at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with an easy straight sets win over Flavio Cipolla, in Newport.

Federer defeat opens way for Nadal

Federer defeat opens way for Nadal

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

Roger Federer's reign as world number one could end this week after he was beaten 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 by Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Nadal tames Safin in Montreal

Nadal tames Safin in Montreal

Rediff.com9 Aug 2007

World number one Roger Federer and Andy Roddick also advanced into the third round.

Paes-Damm in Washington semis

Paes-Damm in Washington semis

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

The Indo-Czech duo beat Chris Haggard and Ivo Karlovic 6-7 (3), 6-3, 10-8 in the quarterfinals.

Karlovic beats Clement for Nottingham title

Karlovic beats Clement for Nottingham title

Rediff.com24 Jun 2007

The victory avenged the Croat's quarter-final defeat at the hands of Clement at Queen's last week.

Men's singles round 1 Fixtures

Men's singles round 1 Fixtures

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

Round 1 men's singles fixtures for the US Open

Karlovic powers to first ATP title

Karlovic powers to first ATP title

Rediff.com16 Apr 2007

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Argentine Mariano Zabaleta in the Houston final.

Karlovic advances into US Clay Court semis

Karlovic advances into US Clay Court semis

Rediff.com14 Apr 2007

Ivo Karlovic utilised a single break of service to upset world number 10 Tommy Haas 7-6 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the US Men's Clay Court Championships on Friday.

Karlovic upsets Becker

Karlovic upsets Becker

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

Ivo Karlovic ousted sixth seeded German Benjamin Becker 7-5 7-6 in the first round of the U.S. Clay Court Championships on Monday.

Size doesn't matter

Size doesn't matter

Rediff.com6 Jan 2007

Ivo Karlovic has a winning serve but his lack of movement on court proves his undoing.

Karlovic too good for Prakash Amritraj

Karlovic too good for Prakash Amritraj

Rediff.com1 Jan 2007

India's challenge in the doubles at the Chennai Open ended as Vishal Uppal and Ashutosh Singh lost to Tomas Behrend and Robin Vik.

Serve-and-volley tennis rises from the dust in Melbourne

Serve-and-volley tennis rises from the dust in Melbourne

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Cash believes there will never be a return to the golden era of serve-and-volley tennis, however, not while the court speeds were so much slower than when he was winning at the All England Club.

Tennis round-up: Konta wins Sydney title; Goffin retains Kooyong crown

Tennis round-up: Konta wins Sydney title; Goffin retains Kooyong crown

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

Britain's Johanna Konta overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2 in a one-sided victory in the final of the Sydney International on Friday to claim her second career WTA title.

Ljubicic survives seeds cull

Ljubicic survives seeds cull

Rediff.com3 Feb 2006

Top seed Ivan Ljubicic was the only seed to reach the quarter-finals of the Zagreb indoor tournament

Wildcard Fish in New Haven final

Wildcard Fish in New Haven final

Rediff.com25 Aug 2007

Mardy Fish beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-4 to reach the final of the ATP event in New Haven.

'Tanking' controversy strikes men's tennis again

'Tanking' controversy strikes men's tennis again

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Gael Monfils loses in Cincinnati amid accusations of tanking.

Flying Frenchman Monfils, Simon advance in Montreal

Flying Frenchman Monfils, Simon advance in Montreal

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The French flag flew proudly in Montreal on Monday as Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup.

Argentina, Spain reign in Rome

Argentina, Spain reign in Rome

Rediff.com8 May 2004

The semi-final line-up at the Rome Masters ATP tournament resembles a Davis Cup tie after Spanish and Argentine players claimed all four berths.

Hewitt in Las Vegas semi-final

Hewitt in Las Vegas semi-final

Rediff.com4 Mar 2006

Lleyton Hewitt breezed into the last four of the Tennis Channel Open with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Philip Kohlschrieber

Murray battles past Karlovic to win in San Jose

Murray battles past Karlovic to win in San Jose

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

Andy Murray battled back to beat unseeded Ivo Karlovic 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 to defend the San Jose Open title.

Murray downs Roddick to reach San Jose final

Murray downs Roddick to reach San Jose final

Rediff.com18 Feb 2007

Defending champions Andy Murray will play Ivo Karlovic in the final of the San Jose Open.

Roddick to face Murray in semis

Roddick to face Murray in semis

Rediff.com17 Feb 2007

In the other semi-final at the San Jose Open, German sixth seed Benjamin Becker, who upset Marat Safin will take on Ivo Karlovic.

Becker stuns Safin, Karlovic batters Fish

Becker stuns Safin, Karlovic batters Fish

Rediff.com17 Feb 2007

German sixth seed Benjamin Becker beat Marat Safin to set up a semi-final meeting with Ivo Karlovic, who had earlier dispatched fifth seeded American Mary Fish at the San Jose Open.

Blake upset in San Jose

Blake upset in San Jose

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The American was beaten by world number 103 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in the second round.

Karlovic stuns Blake in San Jose

Karlovic stuns Blake in San Jose

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

World number 103 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia beat James Blake 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the second round.

Berdych upsets Blake to put Czechs level

Berdych upsets Blake to put Czechs level

Rediff.com10 Feb 2007

Tomas Berdych beat James Blake after Andy Roddick had give the US a 1-0 lead.

Karlovic flattens top seed Ljubicic

Karlovic flattens top seed Ljubicic

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

Croatian beanpole Ivo Karlovic upset top-seeded compatriot Ivan Ljubicic to reach the quarter-finals of the grasscourt Nottingham Open on Wednesday.

Paradorn, Karlovic through

Paradorn, Karlovic through

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

Champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand eased into the second round of the Nottingham Open with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over British qualifier Mark Hilton on Tuesday.

Paes-Zimonjic lose in first round

Paes-Zimonjic lose in first round

Rediff.com27 Oct 2005

The third seeds went down to the unseeded Croatian pair of Ivo Karlovic and Lovro Zovko at the Swiss Indoors tournament.

Favourites batten down hatches

Favourites batten down hatches

Rediff.com28 Jun 2004

Wimbledon picks up the pace dramatically today with the fourth round of the men's and women's singles.

Federer races into second round

Federer races into second round

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

Amritraj knocked out

Amritraj knocked out

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

rakash Amritraj went down to Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland 4-6, 4-6, at the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament.

Roddick wins Stella title

Roddick wins Stella title

Rediff.com12 Jun 2005

The American won his third successive Stella Artois title with a tight 7-6, 7-6 victory over Croatian Ivo Karlovi.

Karlovic topples Hewitt

Karlovic topples Hewitt

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Harsh Mankad and Prakash Amritraj registered straight set wins to advance into the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Challengers.