Wimbledon 2009 (3R): Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] vs Ivo Karlovic [22]
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federerdomination
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YES 1 set all!
veritech
Hall of Fame
while karlovic may just be a serve machine, it's interesting how hard he hits the ball, where he places it, and how his opponents react. i like watching him.
Andres
G.O.A.T.
2nd set is over
Karlovic is serving 78% first serves
27 aces, 2 doubles
130 MPH first serve avg
114 MPH second serve avg
139 MPH fastest serve
A BEAST.
Tsonga is basically guessing at serve returns. When he guesses right, he's got a 50-50 chance of winning the point; when he guesses wrong, he gets aced.
This is good enough to give him a point or two on return-of-serve in a tiebreak.
Good plays by him. More players should probably play that way against Ivo.
This is good enough to give him a point or two on return-of-serve in a tiebreak.
Good plays by him. More players should probably play that way against Ivo.
shazbot
Semi-Pro
Um, I think that is how everyone plays him.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
this is what got me to stop watching tennis in the 90's.
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Ace 36! Go Karlovic
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Great play by Karlovic to break.
90's tennis was about pure power and a tenacity to hold your nerve and serve!
Underhand
Legend
Then it will end.
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2 big forehand returns, a drop shot return off the frame and a good net point. He earnt that one.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
yeah, a Karlovic Roddick final with them acing each other and NO rallies would be GREAT !!!!
Yep - great volleys, return-of-serve winners by Ivo. Well played for the break.
Then Ivo will get broken eventually.
He doesn't do so well in fifth sets. His serve is still good, but his baseline game suffers because of his movement which gets just a tad slower... and since he can't just serve his way to a tiebreak and get one lucky minibreak, he tends to do worse in 5th sets.
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Doesn't look like much fun for Tsonga returning serve. Karlovic is playing pretty good at net too. Tsonga looking despondent.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
I knew I should have put Ivo down as the winner in the prediction league contest. I put him down to win in MTF, but not here. Oh well.
Maybe. Tsonga seems more obvious about it than most... I don't remember players so consistently being seen moving the wrong way as Karlovic *misses* a serve. But perhaps they do and I just don't see it as well.
DarthFed
Hall of Fame
He's in feds half and it's like 8-1 or 9-1
If Karlovic wins, he plays Verdasco (or Montanes).
If Karlovic wins that, he plays Federer in the QF (or Soderling). Federer's record against Karlovic is 8-1, with the lone win coming on hardcourts last year.
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Karlovic has lost 11 out of 11 5 sets matches.
tennisdad65
Hall of Fame
Karlovic is just opening even more Federer's draw which is already a joke
karlovic has the best shot of beating Fed. if he serves like this he is unbeatable.
this is a great match, i'm really enjoying it. just got my results, not my finest hour, and it's therapeutic to watch these guys smack seven bells of **** out of the ball.
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