Ivo Karlovic

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Hewitt won the 2001 U.S. Open and 2002 Wimbledon titles among 30 career ATP triumphs and helped Australia capture the Davis Cup in 1999 and 2003.

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The oldest man in the singles draw at the French Open has prevailed over one of the youngest.

The 38-year-old Ivo Karlovic, who is also known for his big serve and 6-foot-11 (2.11-meter) stature, advanced to the second round with a 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-4 win over teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the eighth - finals at the Masters red clay court tournament in Madrid after defeating Croatia's top see Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-5.

To play in the quarter-finals, Dimitrov will face Dominic Thiem of Austria.

TOKYO - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic has been knocked out the Tokyo ATP tennis tournament after losing to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-5) in the round of last 16 Thursday.

In a bid to reach the semi-finals, Karlovic will face Frenchman Gael Monfils, who beat compatriot Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-4.

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TOKYO - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic has got off to a successful start at the Tokyo ATP tennis tournament after beating Taro Daniel of Japan 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday.

Tipsarevic won after 82 minutes of play and will next face Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, who beat Argentine Federico Delbonis in the first round.

Tipsarevic and Karlovic are 1-1 head-to-head.

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the final of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open tennis tournament after defeating Ivo Karlovic from Croatia on Saturday.

The highest ranking Bulgarian male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the semifinals of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open.

It took him slightly less than one hour and twenty minutes to reach his second consecutive semifinal in Istanbul.

In a match from the third round played on Friday, Dimitrov defeated Jiri Vesely from the Czech Republic with 7:6 (1), 6:1.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov suffered a heavy defeat and was ousted in the first round of Roland Garros on Tuesday.

Dimitrov was defeated by Jack Sock from the USA with 6:7 (7), 2:6, 3:6, failing to achieve a break, daily Dnevnik reports.

Romanians Marius Copil and Adrian Ungur produced the day's surprise Thursday, defeating Florin Mergea and Rohan Bopanna in the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy doubles on the BNR Arenas of Bucharest and thus qualifying to the semifinal.