WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- As Ivo Karlovic unfurled his lanky frame and pounded ace after ace after ace at Wimbledon on Friday, his opponent quickly came to a realization. "You cannot do nothing," said ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. No, you can't. Not when Karlovic, the tallest player in tour history at 6-foot-10, is at his serve-smacking best. Karlovic hit 46 aces and never faced a single break point through four tight sets, eventually putting together a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory over Tsonga to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2004. "What I can say?" said Tsonga, the 2008 Australian Open runner-up. "He served well, and that's it." Told what happened, five-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was not particularly surprised -- or impressed. "No disrespect to... [read full story]
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga went for a walk on Court One yesterday. Back and forth along the baseline he trudged. Sometimes he lifted his shoulders with a Gallic shrug, sometimes he gazed to the heavens, but mostly he wore the glazed...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga went for a walk on Court One yesterday. Back and forth along the baseline he trudged. Sometimes he lifted his shoulders with a Gallic shrug, sometimes he gazed to the heavens, but mostly he wore the glazed...
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Ivo Karlovic, Fernando Verdasco, Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer, France
