Karlovic crashes in Austria

Ivo Karlovic has been upset 6-4 7-6 (7-4) by Juan Carlos Ferrero in the opening round of the Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy as his struggles against former number one players from Spain continued. The fourth-seeded Croat suffered his second straight loss after he was also upset by 31-year-old Spaniard Carlos Moya in the second round at Metz last week. Both Ferrero and Moya are are former number one players and neither has ever lost to Karlovic, who is ranked 14th. Moya has won all four of his meetings against the 29-year-old and Ferrero has won both of his. Karlovic drilled 17 aces in the match, upping his ATP-leading total to 865, but Ferrero was equally effective on his first serve, winning 42 of 49 points. Additionally, the 28-year-old saved both break points forced by Karlovic, whose year has been highlighted by a title at... [read full story]