Ivo Karlovic

Karlovic accused Wimbledon officials of bias

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic called Wimbledon's credibility into question and accused line judges of bias after he was foot-faulted "11 times" in his second-round defeat by Andy Murray on Thursday. The big-serving Croat lost 7-5 6-7 6-2 7-6 to the British fourth seed, but was unhappy with the way officials persistently penalised him for foot-faulting in a tight match on Centre Court. Karlovic said the officials were influenced by the fact...

Murray ready to dodge Karlovic challenge

London: Andy Murray will have to dodge "bombs" and watch a lot of balls whistle past his ears when he comes face to face with the tallest man in tennis in his second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday. Man mountain Ivo Karlovic, who caused one of the biggest Wimbledon upsets when he beat champion Lleyton Hewitt in the first round in 2003, would like nothing better than to dash the...