Ivo wins 2nd title out of 3 finals on 3 surfaces

[ivo#1fan]

Karlovic def. Clement 3-6,6-4,6-4!!!!!!!!!!!! No tiebreaks. Amazing job by Ivo. Had he won the 3rd set tiebreak vs Andy Murray in the finals in February he would have 3 titles on 3 surfaces now this year. Two out of three ain't bad.

Back to top 50 ranking for Ivo and guaranteed to finish the year at least 50th since he has no points to defend. He should be well into the top 30 in the points race too.

Now c'mon and win a couple of rounds at Wimbledon!!

 

[illkhiboy]

His draw is such that he can go far at Wimbledon. I hope he does well.

 

[xtremerunnerars]

"One of Karlovic's 21 aces of the match was clocked at 246 kilometers per hour (153 miles per hour)"

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/23/sports/EU-SPT-TEN-Nottingham-Open.php


HOLY CRAP!

 

[Andres]

Really?? I didn't see it !!!
I saw the 145 one!!

Whoaaaa!!

 

[xtremerunnerars]

I didn't see ANY of the match....lame-o espn hates tennis

 

[pound cat]

Ivo's becoming more than just a serve & his stats indicated that he was returning well & I liked the fact that the win was not due to tiebreaks. He won it fair and square. And I bet with this confidence his stammer has improved. Good for Ivo.

 

[pound cat]

the tall and the short of it..

http://www.atptennis.com/5/photos/2007/180x250/karlovic_clement.jpg



He'll be 44 or 45 next week

 

[Andres]

the tall and the short of it..

http://www.atptennis.com/5/photos/2007/180x250/karlovic_clement.jpg



He'll be 44 or 45 next week

Let's see how he goes in Wimby, and the indoor season. Can he end up in the Top30? He was injured, so he doesn't defend anything!!

 

[slice bh compliment]

Hrvatski dom! Big day for the Croats. Congrats to Ivo. And Ljubo, too.

 

[babolat15]

Dang I didnt know he served that hard

 

[helloworld]

Karlovic is so talented. I think his serve is even better than Sampras. If only he could hit a decent Forehand and move as well as Sampras... He's improving though, that's good news.

 

[EddieChang]

Karlovic is so talented. I think his serve is even better than Sampras. If only he could hit a decent Forehand and move as well as Sampras... He's improving though, that's good news.

his serve is better than sampras because he is 10 inches taller not because he is so talented

 

[tx10is]

bruh the post your replying to is from 2007 lol

 

[mightyjeditribble]

his serve is better than sampras because he is 10 inches taller not because he is so talented

Also, Karlovic talked about this. Yes his height was a big factor, but also he practiced his serve a lot. When he was young, during the war of independence, it was not easy to practice and often there was nobody to practice with. He'd just go to the tennis court and practice his serve for hours.

I have a huge amount of respect for Ivo and what he achieved, even though his game was always very much about his serve.

My Point: 'There Were Moments When I Didn't See The Way Out' | ATP Tour | Tennis

In the newest installation of ATPTour.com's My Point series, Croatian Ivo Karlovic, on his 40th birthday, details what it was like to grow up during the Croatian War of Independence, overcoming financial challenges to become a professional, dealing with challenging health setbacks and more.

www.atptour.com

 

[EddieChang]

Also, Karlovic talked about this. Yes his height was a big factor, but also he practiced his serve a lot. When he was young, during the war of independence, it was not easy to practice and often there was nobody to practice with. He'd just go to the tennis court and practice his serve for hours.

I have a huge amount of respect for Ivo and what he achieved, even though his game was always very much about his serve.

My Point: 'There Were Moments When I Didn't See The Way Out' | ATP Tour | Tennis

In the newest installation of ATPTour.com's My Point series, Croatian Ivo Karlovic, on his 40th birthday, details what it was like to grow up during the Croatian War of Independence, overcoming financial challenges to become a professional, dealing with challenging health setbacks and more.

www.atptour.com

of course he works hard every top 100 player works extremely hard (very few exceptions but even in those cases they work extremely hard when they are juniors) and it makes sense that a player devotes most of their time to train what they are good at

 

[mightyjeditribble]

of course he works hard every top 100 player works extremely hard (very few exceptions but even in those cases they work extremely hard when they are juniors) and it makes sense that a player devotes most of their time to train what they are good at

I think part of the point is that there wasn't much else that he could train at at that point in time.

 

[EddieChang]

I think part of the point is that there wasn't much else that he could train at at that point in time.

if that is the main point my immediate reaction is that he is incredibly lucky he is 6'11 not 6. If he is not that tall and he only trains his serve, he would have a hard time breaking the top 200

 

[EddieChang]

if that is the main point my immediate reaction is that he is incredibly lucky he is 6'11 not 6. If he is not that tall and he only trains his serve, he would have a hard time breaking the top 200

But that’s just from a tennis perspective — on a human level, he (and the many other athletes who kept training while wars were unfolding around them) deserves immense respect.