Karlovic, Verdasco enter 2nd round of French Open

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Patna : World No 94 Ivo Karlovic, 40, Croatia, defeated World No 108 Feliciano Lopez, 37, Spain, in four-sets -6, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on May 28, 2019, to enter the 2nd round of French Open, a Grand Slam event played on clay courts.

Karlovic hammered 35 Aces in the match to 14 by Feliciano Lopez. Karlovic, however, also committed 7 double faults to 1 by Lopez. Karlovic won 3 break points to 1 by Lopez. He won 5 games in a row to 3 by Lopez. the Croatia won 114 service points to 101 by Lopez. Karlovic will face World No 69 Jordan Thompson, Australia, in the 2nd round.

World No 27 Fernando Verdasco, 35, Spain, defeated World No 80 Dan Evans, UK, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 to enter the 2nd round. Verdasco won 7 break points in the match to 3 by Evans.