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French Open 2019: Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man in 46 years to win a match at Roland Garros
•Karlovic became the oldest man to win at Roland Garros since Torben Ulrich in 1973 at the age of 44. He is also the oldest male player to win a Grand Slam match since Ken Rosewall, also 44, did so at the 1978 Australian Open.
French Open 2019: 40-year-old Ivo Karlovic beats 37-year-old Feliciano Lopez in oldest ever men's match-up at Roland Garros
•Late-night gym sessions and family life have failed to hinder Ivo Karlovic's longevity after he made a mockery of his 40 years to beat Feliciano Lopez.
Indian Wells Open: Prajnesh Gunneswaran's terrific run comes to an end following defeat to Ivo Karlovic in 3rd round
•Prajnesh Gunneswaran's terrific run at the Indian Wells Masters came to an end following a straight set defeat against big-serving Ivo Karlovic even as the left-handed Indian is confident of replicating success at the big stage consistently.
Indian Wells Open: World No 97 Prajnesh Gunneswaran stuns World No 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili in second round
•Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Indian left-hander secured a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-6(4) victory over the Georgian in two hours, 32 minutes.
Australian Open 2019: Kei Nishikori survives scare against veteran Ivo Karlovic after blowing two-set lead to enter third round
•Japanese eighth seed Kei Nishikori blew a two-set lead against veteran Ivo Karlovic and was within a whisker of second-round elimination in the Australian Open on Thursday before winning a pulsating final set tiebreak.
Maharashtra Open 2019: Kevin Anderson beats Ivo Karlovic in battle of giants to win Pune title at second time of asking
Dilipu •On Saturday, Anderson was up against another beloved underdog in Karlovic but the South African ensured that the memory of last year’s final’s loss didn’t come back to haunt him.
Maharashtra Open 2019: World No. 6 Kevin Anderson wins hardfought encounter against Ivo Karlovic to claim title
•Kevin Anderson held his nerve to lift the trophy a year after he lost the 2018 final to Gilles Simon of France. Anderson had beaten Simon in the semi-final on Friday.
Maharashtra Open 2019: Steve Darcis seeks to enjoy each match as it comes after incredible run at first tournament in 400 days
Dilipu •For a fighter who nearly saw his career end prematurely, every match from here on is one to savour for Steve Darcis.
Maharashtra Open 2019: Kevin Anderson avenges last year's defeat against Gilles Simon to set up final with Ivo Karlovic
•Ivo Karlovic cut short the remarkable comeback run of Steve Darcis to set up the Tata Open Maharashtra clash with Kevin Anderson, who avenged his last year's defeat against Gilles Simon on Friday.
Maharashtra Open 2019: Veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man in forty years to reach an ATP Final
•Big-serving Ivo Karlovic, currently ranked 100, hit 33 aces in the one hour 55 minute battle against the unranked Darcis, who missed all of 2018 due to injury.