Ivo Karlovic has officially retired

Missing from the ATP circuit since 2021, Ivo Karlovic confirmed what seemed to have become inevitable. At 44 years old, the Croatian officially announced his retirement from professional tennis this Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

In his 24-year career (1997-2021), the giant of Zagreb (2 meters 11) won 8 ATP titles, contested 19 finals, served 13,728 aces, hit the 2nd fastest serve in history (251 km/h) behind John Isner (253 km/h), reached 14th in the world (2008), made the quarterfinals at Wimbledon (2009), and beat Federer once and Djokovic twice.

Best of luck for the future, Dr. Ivo!