Photo: TennisGrandstand.com 34 year-old Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlović has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, which is inflammation of the membranes in the brain and spinal cord. It was rumored that Karlović had suffered a stroke, however, wife Alsi has dismissed those reports for Yahoo! news. The 6' 10" Karlović has been bed ridden at a Miami hospital, where he … [Read more...] about Karlović in hospital with meningitis
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Čilić Outlasts Querrey in Wimbledon Marathon, Karlović to Protest
By 16 CommentsPhoto: AFP Croatian #1 and world #16 Marin Čilić outlasted American Sam Querrey in the third round of the Wimbledon championships Saturday night in a five and a half hour marathon, officially the second longest match in Wimbledon history. After taking the first two sets against Querrey, Čilić lost the next two in tiebreakers, setting up a fifth and final set. Querrey … [Read more...] about Čilić Outlasts Querrey in Wimbledon Marathon, Karlović to Protest
Čilić, Karlović go the distance in Buenos Aires
By 2 CommentsPhoto: DavisCup.com Croatian tennis players Marin Čilić and Ivo Karlović teamed up in doubles play to take on Argentina's David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank Saturday afternoon in Buenos Aires in the Davis Cup quarterfinal round. With world #10 Juan Martin del Potro defeating Karlović in straight sets on Friday in singles play and Čilić edging out Nalbandian 6-3 in the … [Read more...] about Čilić, Karlović go the distance in Buenos Aires