Ace King Karlovic Saves 1 .M.P. In Vienna

  • Posted: Oct 28, 2016

Ace King Karlovic Saves 1 .M.P. In Vienna

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Ivo Karlovic fired down 29 aces and saved one match point to beat #NextGen star Karen Khachanov 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-3 on Friday for a place in the Erste Bank Open 500 semi-finals. Karlovic saved a match point at 5-6, Advantage, in the second set and will next face sixth seed and 2011 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Croatian has now struck an ATP World Tour-best 1,081 aces, ahead of John Isner (1,046), this year. He is one of the nominees for the Comeback Player of the Year Award in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards Presented by Moët & Chandon.

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Andy Murray, who is vying to replace Novak Djokovic at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings over the next few weeks, takes on John Isner later today, while fifth seed and defending champion David Ferrer faces Viktor Troicki.

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