DOHA, Qatar, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- World No. 7-ranked Tomas Berdych was ousted by Ivo Karlovic in straight sets Monday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open tennis tournament without dropping his serve.
Berdych, seeded fourth in Doha, fell 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-4) to the hard-serving Karlovic in a first-round match.