Ivo Karlovic's booming serve has earned him a place in the record books
Thursday 13 August 2015 18:23, UK
Ivo Karlovic has become just the second player to hit 10,000 career aces.
The Croatian, known for his brutal serve, has reached the milestone to close in on compatriot Goran Ivanisevic's benchmark of 10,183.
Karlovic upset home favourite Milos Raonic 7-6 7-6 at the Montreal Masters on Tuesday, blasting 22 aces to take his career record to 10,004. The 36-year-old now has 1,009 aces in 2015 and admits he wants to overtake Ivanisevic's record.
He said: "Of course, that is my goal. I would hope that it will be this year.
"If not, it's OK if it's next year. Hopefully I will be able to do it, be healthy enough, and hopefully it will be soon.”
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Karlovic needed just 527 matches to break the 10,000 barrier while Ivanisevic required 895. Karlovic will play Richard Gasquet and Leonardo Mayer next in Montreal.
Watch today's live action from the Montreal Masters at 5.30pm on Sky Sports 3.
