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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Ivo Karlovic charged the net, put his backhand shot over and knew he finally won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.The second-seeded Karlovic, from Croatia, beat third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (12) on Sunday in the longest deciding tiebreaker in the Open Era.The 37-year-old Karlovic lost in the final on Newports grass courts the previous two years. It was his seventh career ATP title.Hes the oldest to win an ATP event since Marty Riessen captured the title at Lafayette, Louisiana, at 37 years, 9 months in 1979. Karlovic turned 37 four months ago.I was able to put it over the net and there was a lot of joy after all these years I was losing in the finals, he said. I was finally able to do it. I was down to match point. That makes it even nicer.Karlovic fought off three match points and won it on his fifth match point, ending the final after two hours, 56 minutes.The 6-foot-11 Karlovic raised both arms in triumph, turned and blew kisses to the fans in his players box behind the baseline.Its awesome because when you lose like this in the last two years, you are down to match point, thoughts come into your head, Karlovic said. It was that much nicer.After losing the first set tiebreaker, he took a 6-5 edge in the second tiebreaker when Muller appeared to give up slightly on Karlovics overhead lob that feel inside the baseline.Karlovic then won the second set with a forehand winner.Muller smashed his racket in frustration during the changeover.In the third tiebreaker, both players came up with big shots before Muller hit a forehand long from close to the net, setting up the final point.I dont think I did that much wrong, Muller said. I think Ivo played great on all the match points. He served great. I won a couple of matches in the last few weeks where I was the lucky one, I wasnt the lucky one.Muller, 33, was looking for his first career ATP title.If I look back to the beginning of the week, I think, yeah, I would have been lucky with making the final, he said. Right now, its just too close.The tourney is played on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and is held in conjunction with induction ceremonies. Marat Safin and Justine Henin headed the 2016 class that was enshrined Saturday with the semifinals.The Open Era began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events allowed professional players to compete with amateurs.Mitch Moreland Jersey . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Boston Red Sox Jerseys . 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The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net.AUBURN, Ala. -- Gus Malzahn has made one of the tougher calls of his career after Auburns 1-2 start.The coach whose offense propelled the Tigers into two national championship games turned the play calling reins over to offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee starting with last Saturday nights win over LSU.Its something Malzahn had been contemplating and gradually moving toward since Auburn managed just 262 yards in the opener against No. 5 Clemson. He pulled the trigger after a similarly low-scoring performance against Texas A&M.It finally got to a point that this is whats best for our team, Malzahn said Tuesday. This day and time and in this league, I just dont think its realistic. Thats what hit me and thats how we got to this point.I feel very good about moving forward with where were at. Weve got the potential to grow a lot on offense. These guys have been with me a long time and Ive got confidence in them.Its too early to tell how much difference the move will make. An offense led by Lashlee, with help from offensive line coach Herb Hand, produced 388 yards and six field goals in an 18-13 win over LSU .The combination didnt help Auburns struggles in finding the end zone. The Tigers have only produced three touchdowns in three games against teams from Power 5 conferences. Quarterback Sean Whites three touchdown passes all came against Arkansas State.This week Auburn hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.Auburns offense the past two seasons little resembled the fast-moving unit that Cam Newton led to a national title in 2010 when Malzahn was offensive coordinator. It also hasnt been nearly as productive as Malzahns first Auburn offense as head coach in 2013, when the Tigers led the nation in rushing and became only the second Southeastern Conference team to top 7,000 total yards.Resolving the persistent rred zone issues is the top offensive priority, Malzahn said.dddddddddddd In the meantime, he can perhaps spend a few less hours hunkering down watching film and devote more time to the overall program.The biggest difference is Im not going to be in that film room for 20 hours a day, Malzahn said. Im going to let them do it. Ill still be on top of things and involved but its going to allow me there for my players more -- I think thats the biggest thing -- and the other coaches more. It was very refreshing last week from my standpoint as far as a preparation standpoint overall. Just being more of a head coach, game manager and everything that goes with it.Malzahn said he was more relaxed during the week and game as a result, and that he had been coaching angry.You saw the looks on my face, didnt you? he said, when asked what that means. He said a better description might be that he was too negative and living and dying on every play.Safety Johnathan Ford said players could tell the difference in Malzahns demeanor last week.He was more calm, more relaxed, Ford said. He just let us have more fun, came in energized throughout the whole week. Told some jokes, played music. He just had us all relaxed and let us go play ball.Game notesMalzahn didnt mince words in discussing the man charged with burning one of the oak trees at Toomers Corner. I hope they punish the guy bigtime, he said after praising a woman, Herron Taylor, who confronted the suspect late Saturday night. Jochen Wiest, 29, is charged with 1st degree criminal mischief. ... 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