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Jun 27 2009 Western Mail NINTH seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was sunk by a storm of aces as giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon. Tsonga, who lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 7-6 (7-5) on Court One, was considered a dark horse for the title because of his power and pedigree on grass. But he cut a frustrated figure as he struggled to make any impression on the Karlovic serve. The 6ft 10in 22nd seed, who reached the fourth round in 2004, racked up 46 aces and a phenomenal first-serve percentage of 77% as he set up a fourth-round meeting with seventh seed Fernando Verdasco. In a first set predictably dominated by serve, 30-year-old Karlovic set the tone by sending down three aces in the opening game. The Frenchman was holding serve just as easily, though, and had a glimmer of an opening at 5-5 when two... [read full story]
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