Ivo karlovic vs rafael nadal biography
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Ivo karlovic vs rafael nadal biography
Nadal overcomes Karlovic in tie-break in Indian Wells
World number one Rafael Nadal withstood a barrage of power serving by Croat Ivo Karlovic to reach the semi-finals of the BNP Parisbas Open in Indian Wells.
The Spanish two-time champion eventually won 5-7 6-1 7-6 (9-7).
In the women's event, world number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the semi-finals when Victoria Azarenka retired with a hip injury after three games.
She next plays Maria Sharapova who beat China's Shuai Peng 6-2 5-7 6-3 to reach her first semi-final of the year.
Nadal collapsed in delight after a Karlovic forehand went long on his third match point to seal the win in two hours and 23 minutes.
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He will next meet Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro who earned a place in the last four after Tommy Robredo withdrew because of a strained left abductor muscle.
"It was an unbelievably difficult match," said Nadal after securing his fourth win out of four career meetings with Karlovic.
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