“Winning like this gives me confidence after my second important win this week”, he added. Karlovic, the 36-year-old Croatian, sent down 21 aces to take victory over the Swiss second seed after trailing a set and a break.
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“I had a poor first set and was missing a lot with my volleys”, said Karlovic. I was also a bit lucky when I converted by break points. “The things are going better, there aren’t other solutions than working”.
Second seed Wawrinka had lost in the first round of the tournament seven times in his 11 previous visits, and failed to make it to round two for the fourth season running.
“It s never easy to lose a match like that, especially since I felt I was playing well and feeling good”. “It means that I get another day in the tournament and another chance to win a match”. He last played against the Croat in the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome in 2011, where he triumphed in straight sets 6-1 6-3.
“But I got better in the second set. I had a few mistakes, but it can happen”, he said.
“He serves fantastic and you don’t get many chances”.
Global Premier Tennis League (IPTL) stars Marin Cilic and Vasek Pospisil snared their own separate wins today in Switzerland and Spain, respectively.
Grigor Dimitrov fell just short against Rafael Nadal, as Stan Wawrinka once again disappointed at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
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Jack Sock won the all-American clash when he swept past Denis Kudla 6-4 6-2 and Teymuraz Gabashvili needed three sets to sink Leonardo Mayer. The Croatian kicks the Russians Teimuraz Gabashvili easily with 6: 3, 6: 1.
