Milos Raonic

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Raonic Safely Into Wimbledon Fourth Round; Awaits Anderson Or Pella

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Canadian awaits winner of 2018 finalist Anderson or Pella

Milos Raonic, the 2016 finalist, experienced few problems on Friday as he booked his place in the fourth round of The Championships with a 7-6(1), 6-2, 6-1 victory over American Reilly Opelka in one hour and 42 minutes.

The No. 15 seed from Canada, who missed the spring clay-court swing due to a right knee injury, won 51 of 55 first-service points and hit 13 aces. World No. 63 Opelka, who had beaten No. 22 seed and two-time former quarter-finalist Stan Wawrinka in the second round, struck his 13 aces in the first set.

Raonic awaits the winner of fourth-seeded South African Kevin Anderson, who finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic in last year’s final, and No. 26 seed Guido Pella of South Africa.

Opelka saved eight break points to Raonic’s three prior to the first set tie-break, which the Canadian wrapped up when Opelka made a forehand error. Opelka’s challenge quickly faltered. He hit three double faults at 2-3 in the second set, then committed three groundstroke errors at 2-5 to hand Raonic a commanding lead. Opelka won just six points in the third set.

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Wimbledon19: 5. raz w drugim tygodniu Wimbledonu.

[15] Milos Raonic d. Reilly Opelka 7-6(1) 6-2 6-1

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Eighth seed Milos Raonic, the 2014 champion, dropped only two first-serve points (26/28, 93%) in a 6-1, 6-4 victory against American qualifier Tim Smyczek. Raonic will face Germany's Peter Gojowczyk.

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Raonic Races Through Montreal Opener, Faces Countryman Next
Canadian Milos Raonic opens main draw action at the Coupe Rogers with a straight-sets win over
Awaits winner between Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil
Fans in Montreal roared as their home favourite Milos Raonic walked on Court Central to kick off the Coupe Rogers, Canada’s ATP Masters 1000 tournament. The former World No. 3 did not leave his fans disappointed.

Raonic dismissed Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 12 minutes. Pouille defeated Raonic earlier this year in the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the Canadian got his revenge to take a 4-1 lead in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

The No. 17 seed is guaranteed to face one of his countrymen in the second round. He will play #NextGenATP star Felix Auger-Aliassime or 2013 Montreal semi-finalist Vasek Pospisil, whom Raonic defeated in the last four that year.

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Milos Raonic, Kickstarter Of A Canadian Surge, Still Going Strong

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Former World No. 3 pursuing another deep run in Montreal after 2013 final
There’s plenty of buzz surrounding Canadian stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov throughout the world, and that excitement is no more apparent than in Montreal this week at the Coupe Rogers. Earlier this year, the #NextGenATP sensations both made the semi-finals at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami, and they have each cracked the Top 25 of the ATP Rankings.

But on Monday afternoon, the crowd inside Court Central roared to life as the stadium’s emcee read out another player’s resumé, which includes a run to the 2013 final here in Montreal. It was the first main draw match of the tournament, but the fans were plenty energetic in their support of this 6’5” right-hander, who boomed 16 aces en route to a 6-4, 6-4 win against Lucas Pouille.

While the hype surrounding Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov has clearly been warranted by their results, it was former World No. 3 Milos Raonic who led the surge of Canadian tennis nearly a decade ago, breaking onto the ATP Tour in 2011. The 28-year-old says that the love his home nation shows him never gets old.

“It's exciting. It's one of the most exciting parts about this whole journey. Obviously being here, it's definitely magnified in that perspective. But I think there's a lot of Canadians and a lot of support throughout other parts of the world,” Raonic said. “That has changed significantly from 2011, when I broke through, to how it is now, how many Canadians come out all over the world to watch and support tennis.

“I think once tennis is done for me, that's probably the thing I'll miss the most.”


Raonic has consistently shown his ability to compete against the best players in the world, lifting eight ATP Tour trophies, finishing inside the year-end Top 20 of the ATP Rankings six times, and advancing to at least the quarter-finals at nine Grand Slam championships. So although Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov are certainly helping the tennis boom in this country, Raonic was one of the keys to getting it started.

“It's nice to have more and more people engaged throughout the whole calendar year,” Raonic said. “I think generally for the growth of tennis in Canada… now with different broadcasters picking up the tennis, to have that kind of consistency of a Canadian contingency on TV week in, week out, I think that's all very healthy, very positive. To have two young guys with very high prospects, as well, it's nothing but positive for Canadian tennis.”

When Auger-Aliassime was only 12 years old, Raonic made the championship match here at the Coupe Rogers, defeating countryman Vasek Pospisil in the semi-finals. Two Canadians making their way to the bookend of such a big tournament was inspiring to an entire nation’s youth hoping to one day fill those shoes.

“I grew up watching him. He's been great. I think he gave us a lot of belief that it was possible,” Auger-Aliassime said. “I think for the country also it was great when he would play Davis Cup. He was a solid player, just like Vasek. I think these guys played well every time they play for the country. That was good to see.”

Pospisil has not yet reached the same heights as Raonic since their run at the Coupe Rogers, climbing as high as World No. 25. But the 29-year-old has been inspired by his compatriot’s efforts nonetheless.

“He's obviously done a lot of things right over the years to stay at the high level. We were rivals through juniors. We're the same age. I know Milos extremely well. I think for sure his original push up the [ATP] Rankings definitely motivated me,” said Pospisil, who came up about a year after Raonic. “I'm sure in some ways that was motivating. I think it had a positive effect on my career, as well. So I think… he's done really well. Definitely helped Canadian tennis, for sure.”


Recently-retired Canadian tennis legend Daniel Nestor, who won 1,062 tour-level doubles matches, has not lost sight of Raonic’s accomplishments during this #NextGenATP Canadian surge. Although he’s thrilled with the buzz surrounding the sport in this country, Nestor knows a lot of it has to do with Raonic, too.

“I think he’s doing really well. I think we’re all amazed at how well he does considering how little he plays… every time he plays he seems to be in the semi-finals or doing fairly well,” Nestor said. “I think he’s obviously got goals of winning a Grand Slam... so I think if people have taken him for granted, that’s too bad because I think he still has the best chance of all of them to win a Grand Slam for now.”

This Masters 1000 event alternates cities between Montreal (odd years) and Toronto (even years). And perhaps surprisingly, Raonic had not won a match in Montreal since his 2013 final run entering Monday. But the veteran didn’t show any weight on his shoulders to move to 4-1 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Pouille.

“It wasn't something on my mind by any means. I'm aware of it. I remember my matches quite well. So it's not something that I just miraculously forgot,” Raonic said. “It was good. It was a positive thing for me. It was a tough first round against Lucas, who beat me in the quarters this year in Australia. To come out, to play well, to sort of get the wheels going in a positive way, I have to be happy with that.”

All of Canada was, too.

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Former World No. 3 Milos Raonic earned his first victory since the first round of the Coupe Rogers in August, ousting qualifier Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-2. The Canadian struck 14 aces and lost only one first-serve point (28/29) en route to a 63-minute triumph.

Raonic will next face fifth seed Dominic Thiem, against whom he holds a 2-1 FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead. Earlier this year, Thiem defeated Raonic in a two-hour, 32-minute battle in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open.

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Bercy19: 110. wygrany mecz w WS.

Milos Raonic d. [Q] Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-2

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2019 w liczbach:

Ranking: 31
Bilans meczów: 22-14
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $1,277,207

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Healthy & Dangerous

Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic can deliver great tennis when they’re fit, but both endured frustrating struggles with injuries this year. Nishikori ended his season after the US Open due to a right elbow injury that required surgery, while knee issues forced Raonic to miss the clay-court season and a back injury forced him out of the US Open.
Both men spent their off-season getting back to full strength and are still highly dangerous opponents. If they can stay healthy, expect their ATP Rankings to quickly rise.

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Former World No. 3 Milos Raonic did not spend nearly as long as the court, finishing off a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 win against Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Giustino in a match that took only one hour and 27 minutes. The Canadian, seeded 32nd in Melbourne, was within a game of victory on Monday when the rain began, suspending play. He will next face Chilean Cristian Garin, who beat Italian Stefano Travaglia 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 11 minutes.

"I was in a very fortunate situation where I was one game away," Raonic said. "So coming out today if I could do my things well, which I can normally take care of my serve, I didn't think it would be too long of a day for me."

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