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Karlovic cruises into the QFS of Delray Beach Tournament

By Mark Edmundson (TennisEarth.com)

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Keywords: Delray Beach International Tennis Championships | F.Verdasco |M.Fish
Second-seeded Croatian Ivo Karlovic reached the second round of the Delray Beach Championships; James Blake and Mardy Fish also made it.

Ivo Karlovic rallied past his way to victory against Daniel Brands with a 7-6 (8) 7-6 (6) score line. During this match, Karlovic unleashed 26 aces to derail the progress of Brands and made it look simple in the end as he surged his way to the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Thursday.

Looking satisfied over his performance, Karlovic said, “It was a close match, but I feel that on his serve I had more opportunities than him.” He further added “in the tiebreakers I was a little bit more with concentration so I won.”

In another match, seventh-seeded James Blake of USA earned the berth in the quarterfinal after defeating Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-3 6-1. Defending Champion American, Mardy Fish, sailed through the second round after securing an easy win over Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-2 6-4.

Mardy reflected on the match, as he quoted, “When it mattered, I got a few points when I needed to. I got it my own way there in the second after a couple of breaks of serve. I got them back right away, so he wasn’t able to gain momentum at all in the second set. It was kind of ugly tennis at some points, but I don’t care. I’ll take it.”

In an exciting match, fourth-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy made it into the last eight by defeating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia with a 7-5  4-6 7-5. Ernests Gulbis of Latvia also surged into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia.

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Open GDF SUEZ, Women Singles  R32
12:10
R32
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) Winner 2 6 6
Alize Cornet (FRA) 0 3 1
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    6 - 1   
Served By: K Zakopalova Won By: Zakopalova
Game IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Quick out-wide serve, Cornet return goes wayward.
  Fault. First Fault.
40-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Cornet delivers a forehand return, intense rally, Zakopalova hits a forehand cross-court winner.
30-30   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a forehand return, short rally, Zakopalova cross-court forehand finds the net in the middle.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-15   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Cornet crafts a forehand return, huge rally, Zakopalova hits a backhand down the line but misses the court.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a backhand return, Zakopalova thumps a forehand winner down the line.
15-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve aimed at T, Cornet only reaches to it.
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    5 - 1   
Served By: A Cornet Won By: Cornet
Game IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Zakopalova crafts a backhand return, couple of shots exchanged, Zakopalova puts a forehand into the net.
A-40   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Cornet hits a bodyline serve, Zakopalova has no answer to it.
Deuce IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Zakopalova crafts a forehand return, Zakopalova forehand flies outside the court.
30-40   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Cornet serves a good one, Zakopalova puts back a forehand return, rally Cornet goes for a forehand down the line but catches the net.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Zakopalova shoots a forehand return winner.
  Fault. First Fault.

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