Delray Beach Open: At 41, Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest ATP Tour match winner since Jimmy Connors in 1995
4 years ago

Delray Beach Open: At 41, Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest ATP Tour match winner since Jimmy Connors in 1995

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Miami: Ivo Karlovic of Croatia became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour match in a quarter-century, hitting 27 aces night to beat No. Karlovic, who turns 42 next month, is the oldest to win on the top men’s tour since Jimmy Connors at age 42 in 1995. Quiroz’s uncle, 1990 French Open champion Andres Gomez, played his final ATP Tour match at the inaugural Delray Beach Open in 1993. Bjorn Fratangelo beat fellow American Kevin King 6-2, 6-2; Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia eliminated Andrej Martin of Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4; and Cameron Norrie of Britain drubbed J.C. Aragone of the United States.

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Delray Beach Open: World No 789 Christian Harrison advances to semi-finals; Sebastian Korda beats John Isner to progress
3 years, 11 months ago

Delray Beach Open: World No 789 Christian Harrison advances to semi-finals; Sebastian Korda beats John Isner to progress

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Sebastian Korda kept his nerve to topple second-seeded John Isner 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday and reach the semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open in Delray Beach, Florida. “He fought real hard, and I managed to get a little bit lucky in the third set there with a couple netcords and a couple close calls,” Norrie said. “Real fortunate …

Ivo Karlovic, oldest ATP match victor since Connors, wins at 41 - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years ago

Ivo Karlovic, oldest ATP match victor since Connors, wins at 41 - Sports News - Sportstar

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Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, the oldest player to win an ATP Tour match since 1995, hit 27 aces on Friday night to beat No. SCORE CENTRE Karlovic, who turns 42 next month, earned his first tour victory since last February. Quiroz’s uncle, 1990 French Open champion Andres Gomez, played his final ATP Tour match at the inaugural Delray Beach Open …

Delray Beach Open: Cristian Garin, John Isner lead 28-player field in ATP Tour's season-opener
4 years ago

Delray Beach Open: Cristian Garin, John Isner lead 28-player field in ATP Tour's season-opener

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Isner, 35, owns 15 ATP titles, including 13 on US soil, but has never lifted the trophy at Delray Beach. Miami: Chilean top seed Cristian Garin will try to win his first ATP hardcourt title at the Delray Beach Open, which on Thursday launches the tour’s 2021 campaign, running concurrently with a tournament in Antalya, Turkey. Garin, ranked 22nd, and …

Delray Beach Open: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro reaches quarter-finals with victory over Reilly Opelka
5 years, 10 months ago

Delray Beach Open: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro reaches quarter-finals with victory over Reilly Opelka

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Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Reilly Opelka. Miami: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Reilly Opelka. Del Potro, playing his first tournament since breaking his right …

Maharashtra Open 2019: Veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man in forty years to reach an ATP Final
6 years ago

Maharashtra Open 2019: Veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man in forty years to reach an ATP Final

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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. Pune: Croat Ivo Karlovic on Friday became the oldest man in more than four decades to reach an ATP final after beating Steve Darcis at the Maharashtra Open in Pune. “I have …

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