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. Pune: 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 …
The Maharashtra Open will see a new champion crowned this year after top seed Kevin Anderson defeated defending champion Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-6 in Pune on Friday. RELATED | Bopanna-Sharan into Maharashtra Open final with hard-fought win The second set started as an equally tight affair, with both players holding their serve until Simon was broken – again – in …
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 …