WASHINGTON -- Ivo Karlovics big serve carried him to a second consecutive final at age 37, earning a 6-4, 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded American Steve Johnson at the Citi Open on Saturday.The 6-foot-11 Karlovic, a Croatian seeded 13th at the hard-court tournament, saved all five break points he faced in the semifinals. He has won all 43 of his service games this week.This is my game. This is my strength, Karlovic said in an on-court interview. I will never run like he does.He broke Johnson in the third game of each set, each time right after saving break points on his own serve.Its definitely frustrating when you have chances, you dont take them, and you lose your focus for a second and you lose serve, said Johnson, who eliminated top-seeded John Isner in the quarterfinals. And thats the margin when you play a guy (like) Ivo, (who) pretty much only has a serve.Karlovic will face No. 2-seeded Gael Monfils of France or No. 7 Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sundays final.Last week, at the grass-court tournament in Newport, Rhode Island, Karlovic became the oldest man since 1979 to win an ATP singles title.I believe its (because of) hard work and also because I didnt begin very young, said Karlovic, who was 21 when he turned pro. Im not as used up as my age would suggest.This has been something of a resurgence for the man whose biggest victory was a first-round upset of defending champion Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2003. Since losing his first six matches of 2016, Karlovic has gone 16-7.Much of his success is based on his serve, which comes at opponents from way up high and gets quite a bounce on Washingtons hard courts, especially in the July heat.In the 25 years that ATP service stats cover, Karlovic leads the tour with more than 11,000 career aces and by winning 92 percent of his service games. He began Saturday averaging 22 aces per match at the Citi Open and finished the semifinal with 14, including a pair on the last two points at 134 mph and 132 mph.Johnson serves well, too, and he came into the semifinal having held in all 32 of his service games in the tournament, saving 7 of 7 break points.Those streaks did not last long against Karlovic, who isnt necessarily known for his prowess as a returner.In Johnsons second service game, less than 15 minutes into the match, he missed a shot at deuce to hand over a break point and angrily smacked a ball into the stands. Then, with both men at the net, Karlovic lunged for a backhand volley winner to go up 2-1.A game earlier, Karlovics first on serve, represented perhaps Johnsons best chance to steal a break.Struggling to see the ball on his toss because of a bright sun that brought the temperature near 100 degrees, Karlovic double-faulted three times, helping create two break points. But Karlovic erased the first with a 130 mph service winner, then came up with this sequence after the second: 130 mph ace, 128 mph service winner, 109 mph service winner.Similarly, in the second set, Karlovic broke right after saving a break point created by a double-fault. This time, Karlovic went up 2-1 by delivering a cross-court forehand return winner, followed by a down-the-line backhand return winner.When Johnson held a pair of break points at 15-40 in the next game, Karlovic responded by hitting three consecutive aces, then a service winner to hold for 3-1. 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WIMBLEDON, London -- Wimbledon is about to undo its top button, throw away its purple-and-green striped tie and reveal its wild side.Nick Kyrgios, probably the most emotionally volatile man in tennis, is due to have a second-round meeting on Friday with Dustin Brown, whose own coaching consultant describes his tennis as organised chaos.The All England Club has never known a match between two such unpredictable characters, and its hard to imagine how many tweeners, trick-shots and emotional outbursts it will produce.Its the so-called bad boy of the game versus Dreddy Tennis, and Kyrgios has been predicting a circus.One certainty is that the meeting between the Australian No.15 seed and the German-Jamaican, a wild card by entry and inclination, will bring a new audience to the sport. If ever there was an occasion to engage the millennials, then this is surely it.This one match could change the image of Wimbledon for some. Its going to be insanely exciting, its going to be fun, Browns coaching consultant, Australian Craig OShannessy, told ESPN.People will be going out of their way to watch this match. Globally, the excitement levels are so high. Its not just about the ball and the court -- there are personalities involved. This match is a real gem. It could end up being the gem of the tournament.OShannessy added: We know how Novak Djokovic plays and what he does, and were all impressed with him. But matches like these showcase the excitement and flair in tennis. Both [players] will be feeding off the electricity in the crowd.This match just happens to bring together two men who have defeated Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon. Kyrgios did so in 2014 and Brown last summer, but they have so much more going for them than past glories against the Majorcan, even if he is a former champion on these lawns.The prospect of these two characters colliding is fascinating. On one side of the net there is Kyrgios, still only 21 years old and already the owner of a list of run-ins with tennis officialdom longer than most players manage in an entire career.The latest of those altercations came in his opening-round match against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic when he was warned for swearing, a reprimand he called rubbish.On the other side, there will be a serve-and-volleying rastafarian who has dreadlocks half the length of his body, as well as a tongue piercing and a tattoo of his father over his rib cage.ddddddddddddThen consider Browns back story, how for years he travelled from tournament to tournament in a Volkswagen camper-van.Kyrgios and Brown are friends. In fact, theyre so close that Brown has apparently allowed the Australian to touch his dreadlocks. There have also been times when Kyrgios has sat in front of his computer watching and re-watching one of Browns trick-shots.Dustins tennis is awesome. Im a massive fan of his tennis, Kyrgios said. He can pull out shots from anywhere.This will be their first match. And the warmth of their relationship will count for nothing, with Brown looking for ways to disturb Kyrgios equilibrium, possibly tipping him over the edge.Dustin is going to try to get Nick to hit the self-destruct button, said OShannessy, who works alongside Browns regular coach Scott Wittenberg,Hell have a plan for which things are going to upset Nick, mentally and emotionally, and which will take the edge away from Nicks A-game.If Dustin plays an awesome match of tennis, its going to be easier to get Nick to self-destruct.While Kyrgios is partial to a through-the-legs tweener -- he hit one of those against Nadal, and another against Stepanek -- the most unpredictable of the two will be Brown.Dustins game is organised chaos but sometimes he can venture too far towards the dark side, OShannessy said.By the dark side I mean the secondary tactics such as hitting drop-shot returns. Some of those shots, they defy the laws of physics.Serve-and-volleying as much as Dustin does is also unusual. Hitting a second serve as a first serve is very unusual. Hitting a flat winner at more than 100mph, when youre standing six feet behind the baseline, thats unusual, too.Some of Dustins tennis is a reminder to the rest of us that there are elements in his game that we should still be embracing. Its about doing anything you can to make your opponent uncomfortable.When Dustins on, and theres electricity around the court, and hes able to enforce his will, there are few people who can stop him. You know that this is going to be fantastic. From a fans perspective, we all hope that it goes to five sets and the guys leave everything on the court.There might just be some unorthodox racket swings when these two play. Perhaps a few mood swings, too. 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