At 40, Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at French Open - 40-year-old Croatian players I- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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40-year-old Croatian players Ivo Karlovic defeated 37-year-old Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-7 (7), 7-5 on May 28, 2019, becoming the oldest player to win a match at the French Open. After the match, Karlovic said, "After I drive my daughter to school I would go and hit and after I was home resting. In the evening when they go to bed, which is almost at around 11, then I would go to the gym. In the night. I’m happy because there is a gym open in the night. I would like to do that. That’s what I always try to do but I know that it isn’t easy, it’s real difficult. Everybody’s strong and good, but you know, who knows. I think I train hard and I have the experience, the edge, so who knows. It means a lot... It’s in the record books as the oldest ever one. I was out for the last almost two months so I was really happy that I was able to win." At 6 feet and 11 inches, Karlovic is also the tallest player to participate in the tournament. He later added, "I don’t know [if I’ll feel sore tomorrow], we’ll see. I’ll just hit it light and then we’ll see if I have to do [an] extra ice bath or extra activities." (AFP)

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In This Pic : Ivo Karlovic