Friday, June 19, 2015

Karlovic hits record 45 aces at Halle; Federer also advances (Yahoo Sports)

Ivo Karlovic of Croatia gestures after winning against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic the quarterfinal match at the Gerry Weber Open ATP tennis tournament in Halle, Germany, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ivo Karlovic served an ATP record 45 aces in beating third-seeded Tomas Berdych on Friday, while Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Andreas Seppi also progressed to the Gerry Weber Open semifinals. Karlovic defeated Berdych 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-3, finishing it off with an ace on match point as the big-serving Croat eclipsed the previous ATP record of 44 for a best-of-three-sets match, which he shared with Mark Philippoussis.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=134upf8pc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/karlovic-fires-45-aces-beat-berdych-gerry-weber-125222925--ten.html

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