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WASHINGTON -- Even Ivo Karlovic willingly admits that whatever success he has on a tennis court is due mainly to his big serve.Well, that one stroke is in fine form at the moment, and so is Karlovic, closing in on a second consecutive title at age 37.Karlovic saved all five break points he faced Saturday and ran his service-game record to 43 for 43 this week, beating fifth-seeded American Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Citi Open final.This is my game. This is my strength, said the 6-foot-11 Karlovic, a Croatian seeded 13th at the hard-court tournament.He broke Johnson in the third game of each set, right after saving break points on his own serve.Its definitely frustrating when you have chances, you dont take `em, and you lose your focus for a second and you lose serve, said Johnson, a 26-year-old from California 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 on Sunday. Monfils, the 2011 runner-up at Washington, advanced by breaking No. 7 Alexander Zverev four times in a 6-4, 6-0 victory that lasted only an hour.Zverev said afterward he had been throwing up and was dehydrated, attributing the problem to something he ate and adding: Its not like I didnt try.Monfils reached the 25th final of his career, but hes only won five in the past. He is 2-2 against Karlovic, but they havent faced each other in five years.Ivo is the same, said Monfils, who has accumulated 15 breaks of serve this week. You know what to expect.In the womens semifinals, No. 7 Yanina Wickmayer beat No. 6 Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-2, and 122nd-ranked Lauren Davis defeated 173rd-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in a matchup of 22-year-old Americans. Wickmayer, who teamed with Monica Niculescu to win the doubles title Saturday, will be appearing in her 11th WTA singles final, while Davis -- who was born in Ohio and is based in Florida -- will be in her first.Last week, at the grass-court tournament in Newport, Rhode Island, Karlovic became the oldest man since 1979 to win an ATP singles title. Now he is into another final, the 16th of his career. He is 7-8 so far.In my old age, Karlovic joked, it is good when you can reach your goals.Since losing his first six matches of 2016, Karlovic has gone 16-7.His game 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. The temperature approached 100 degrees Saturday, prompting Karlovic to say afterward: There was this moment where I wanted to lay down.In the 25 years that ATP service stats cover, Karlovic leads the tour with more than 11,000 aces and by winning 92 percent of his service games. He hit 14 aces Saturday, including at 134 mph and 132 mph on the last two points.Johnson serves well, too, and he came into the semifinal having held in all 32 of his service games, saving 7 of 7 break points.Those streaks did not last long.In Johnsons second service game, less than 15 minutes in, he missed a shot at deuce to hand over a break point and angrily smacked a ball. Then, with both men at the net, Karlovic lunged for a backhand volley winner to go up 2-1.In the second set, Karlovic broke by delivering back-to-back return winners.After the match, Johnson took to Twitter to respond to some of the meaner messages he received. 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No. 1 Notre Dame women loaded with talentBy The Associated Press=Notre DameLast season: 33-2, lost in the third round of NCAA Tournament.Coach: Muffet McGraw.Nickname: Fighting Irish.Conference: Atlantic Coast.Whos gone: G Madison Cable, G Michaela Mabrey, G Hannah Huffman, F Taya Reymer, who quit the team after five games last season and has transferred to Michigan State.Whos back: F Brianna Turner. McGraw calls the 6-3 junior the best nations best player. Turner averaged 14.6 points, 7.3 rebounds despite being slowed by a shoulder injury for which she had surgery in April. McGraw believes Lindsay Allen is the nations best point guard. The 5-8 senior has started all 112 games since arriving in South Bend and averaged 5.8 assists and 9.3 points. The other returning starter F Kathryn Westbeld, who averaged 7.9 points and 5.6 rebounds.Whos new: F Erin Boley, a 6-2 McDonalds All-American with a quick release who McGraw said is the teams best 3-point shooter.dddddddddddd G Jackie Young, a 6-0 McDonalds All-American who could be a player who does all the little things. G Ali Patberg, another former McDonalds All-America, who missed last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee and could keep the Irish offense running smoothly if Allen gets in foul trouble.The Skinny: The Irish lost gritty players in Cable and Huffman and an outside shooter in Mabrey, but McGraw believes this might be the deepest, most talented team shes had in her 30 years as coach. The Irish are expected to make it to the Final Four for the sixth time in the past seven years and could get McGraw the second national championship thats eluded her. ' ' '