Andy Murray vs. Ivo Karlovic: Score and Reaction from 2015 Wimbledon

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Published: July 6, 2015

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Andy Murray took his spot in the quarter-finals of this year's Wimbledon competition on Monday after lobbing his way to a 7-6(7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Ivo Karlovic.


The Scot will now face off against Canadian contender Vasek Pospisil in the last eight of the 2015 tournament and try to advance to the semis for the sixth time in his career. The Press Association confirmed Monday's four-set victory:



As has been the case for much of this year's competition so far, Karlovic utilised his advantage at the serve to assert some early dominance, while Murray attempted to find his rhythm in the ground game.

The 6'10" frame of Karlovic would be difficult to suppress, however, as Bet365 provided details of just how imperious the Croatian behemoth was proving to be at Wimbledon:



The pair battled back and forth in their bids to see who would blink first and concede the first break, with Murray staying just ahead after the first five games with a 3-2 lead.

Karlovic showed there was more to his play than just a simple serve, however, and Murray found himself stretched when his foe was permitted to descend upon the net and push him onto the back foot.



Stuck to the baseline, Murray was forced to pull off some terrifically weighted shots with a wonderfully whipped forehand and no small share of well-executed lobs to lead 6-5 in the opening set.

The latter in particular proved useful to Murray as he chipped his way to a 40-0 lead, but he couldn't hold out, as Karlovic forced the tiebreaker, leaving tennis writer Chris Goldsmith in awe of both duelists:



The battle was excruciatingly close as Karlovic continued to reign in his pockets of play while Murray governed his until the No. 23 seed eventually swerving a decisive return wide to lose the tiebreak 9-7.

Murray let out a roar upon claiming...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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