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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 3, 2025 at 12:55 pm

   Points won by each set: | 25-16, 32-25, 38-31 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   45 % Federer – 39 of 85
   62 % Karlovic – 51 of 82

   The only Slam quarterfinal in Karlovic’s career – it was his 25th major appearance (63 he played in total). The giant Croat [36] was unquestionably the best server of the first decade of the 21st Century (at least considering his first delivery), super tough to break on faster surfaces. # At the age of 30 he enjoyed the best streak of holding in history, yet Federer broke him already at 3:2 in the opener with 3 return winners (2 BH, 1 FH). The Swiss [2] elevated his ground-strokes also at 5-all in the 2nd set when he broke again, that time producing four winners in five points (one return winner). The only ‘deuce’ game occurred at 3:2 for Karlovic in the 3rd set when he made a FH passing-shot winner on the run above his standards (the only case in the match when Federer approached the net losing the point). “It is tough mentally to play someone like Ivo so I’m very happy to have broken him twice to be able to win this match,” the Swiss said.

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   July 3, 2025 at 12:59 pm

   Karlovic lost the first round at Roland Garros ’09 to Hewitt 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 4-6, 3-6 after four hours, manufacturing a record for aces (55 – the previous record was 51) and switched to the grass-court season. First he advanced to the Queens Club semifinal (6-7, 6-7 to Roddick), then he reached the Wimbledon quarterfinal holding 129 times in a row, overcoming the previous records by a considerable margin.

   Most consecutive games won on serve:
   129 – Ivo Karlovic (2009, Queens Club & Wimbledon)
   121 – John Isner (2014, Cincinnati, Winston-Salem, US Open, Davis Cup & Beijing)
   116 – Roger Federer (2015, Halle & Wimbledon)
   111 – Wayne Arthurs (1999, including qualies; Wimbledon)
   109 – Wayne Arthurs (2005, including qualies; Scottsdale, Davis Cup & Indian Wells)
   105 – Roger Federer (2004, Halle & Wimbledon)
   102 – Joachim Johansson (2004, Moscow, Madrid & Stockholm)

   The following year at Wimbledon Karlovic’s record in aces would be ultimately overcome as Isner and Mahut played their extraordinary encounter, and thanks to the huge number of points played on serve, Mahut served more than 100 aces even though he’d never been mentioned as one of the best servers on tour.

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