Karlovic is playing better than I ever remember seeing him play, he's like an upgraded serve machine with a few extras now like not bad ground strokes and defensive shots.
This guy is so frustrating to watch and must be even more annoying to play against, I haven't seen a player this tournament come close to breaking him on serve and he's played top 10 players like Tsonga and Verdasco. Now Federer is in another class compared to these guys but I think even the great Fed will have problems on Wednesday.
Fed does have a great record against Karlovic but this is a different guy playing, I've never seen him so focused and his serve used to get weaker as the game went on but he seems to have improved that area.
I think Karlovic + 4-8 would be something to look into, big servers have a history of doing well in Wimbledon, I think Fed would have like to face Verdasco more than this guy. Nobody wants to face this guy when he's playing like this, he'll mess with their head, there won't be much tennis if he can maintain this serve, its going to be a game of chess and decided in the tie-breaks. Fed is obviously the favorite but this could be tighter than the odds suggest.
This guy is so frustrating to watch and must be even more annoying to play against, I haven't seen a player this tournament come close to breaking him on serve and he's played top 10 players like Tsonga and Verdasco. Now Federer is in another class compared to these guys but I think even the great Fed will have problems on Wednesday.
Fed does have a great record against Karlovic but this is a different guy playing, I've never seen him so focused and his serve used to get weaker as the game went on but he seems to have improved that area.
I think Karlovic + 4-8 would be something to look into, big servers have a history of doing well in Wimbledon, I think Fed would have like to face Verdasco more than this guy. Nobody wants to face this guy when he's playing like this, he'll mess with their head, there won't be much tennis if he can maintain this serve, its going to be a game of chess and decided in the tie-breaks. Fed is obviously the favorite but this could be tighter than the odds suggest.