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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

2019 French Open Men's Singles - Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at French Open for 45 years

Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open for 45 years on Tuesday as he beat Spain’s fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez in a first-round duel.

Karlovic, who turned 40 in February 2019, won 7-6(4) 7-5 6-7(7) 7-5 in a match featuring players with a combined age of 77 -- the oldest in a Grand Slam in the professional era.

He became the oldest male player to win a Grand Slam match since Ken Rosewall, aged 44, did so at the 1978 Australian Open.

The last player to contest a Grand Slam singles match having turned 40 was American Jimmy Connors at the U.S. Open in 1992.

Croatian giant Karlovic fired down 35 aces on his way to a second-round clash against Australian youngster Jordan Thompson.

He was the first man in his 40s to compete in a Grand Slam singles match for 27 years, but the evergreen Karlovic made light of his age to outlast left-hander Lopez.

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