Karlovic oldest man to reach French third round for 25 years


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 26 May 2016

Ivo Karlovic of Croatia reacts after winning his match against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka at the Swiss Indoors ATP men's tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland October 28, 2015 in this file picture. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to reach the third round of a grand slam for 25 years when the 37-year-old came through a marathon five-setter against Australian Jordan Thompson at the French Open on Wednesday.

Karlovic, seeded 27, banged down 41 aces in a 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 12-10 victory against the 22-year-old wildcard.

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