Ferrero disposes of Karlovic in Austria

VIENNA: Former world No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero upset fourth seeded Croat Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) on Monday to advance to the second round of the Austrian Open.

Although Karlovic added a further 17 aces to the 848 he had already fired this season, the rest of his game could not match the standard shown by his Spanish opponent.

Ferrero also served so well that Karlovic failed to make many of his returns, he struck some fine groundstrokes, and hit several winners off the intimidating Karlovic serve.