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LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cut a resigned, shell-shocked figure after having his Wimbledon hopes blown to oblivion by the howitzer serving of megalithic Croatian Ivo Karlovic on Friday. The Frenchman watched 46 aces hurtle past his racket during his 7-6 6-7 7-5 7-6 defeat in a Court One contest that had line judges and fans alike ducking for cover. Tsonga, Australian Open runner-up last year, had been tipped as a threat to five times champion Roger Federer in the bottom half of the draw as they were on course to meet in the quarter-finals. The Swiss may already be ordering up some body armour for a potential clash with the six foot 10 inch Karlovic who will next set his sights on unfortunate Spaniard Fernando Verdasco after reaching the fourth round here for only the second time. Not only was... [read full story]
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