Archive for category: Milos Raonic
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Is the US Open on the line for injured Andy Murray?
Announcing his withdrawal yesterday from the Roger’s Cup tournament currently taking place in Montreal, Canada, tennis insiders are now wondering whether the Olympic champion will be fit enough to play at the US Open in just a couple of weeks’ time. Due to face tennis prodigy Milos Raonic for a [...] -
Murray and Raonic ease into the third round in Toronto, Isner joins them
Seeded players Andy Murray, John Isner, Milos Raonic, and Philip Kohlschreiber needed two sets each to advance into the third round of 2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto. Eighth seed American Isner booked his place in the third round of Toronto Masters for the first time in his career. He beat [...] -
Olympics: Tsonga Defeats Raonic 25-23 in Decider, Match Sets Record for Longest Set of Tennis Played at the Olympics
In a long match that started at noon on court 1 and finished just before 7pm, partly due to a rain delay early in the third set, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Milos Raonic, 6-3 3-6 25-23. The match broke records for the longest set of tennis played at the Olympics. [...] -
Olympics: Roddick, Raonic off to a Good Start, through to the Second Round
American Andy Roddick got off to a good start in his debut London 2012 match against Slovakian Martin Klizan. Serving an impressive 79%, Roddick was aggressive from the start, forcing errors from his opponent’s side. Ranked no. 52 in the world, the 23-year-old Klizan played well and defended 11/13 breakpoint [...] -
NBA Players turn Miles Raonic into Fan-Boy at Olympics
Miles Raonic may have a top 30 ranking, an astoundingly bright tennis career and a pad in Monte Carlo, but when it comes to his favourite NBA players he gets just as star-struck as the rest of us. Although not admitting whether he’ll be following them around the Olympic village [...] -
Isner and Raonic through to second round at Newport
American no.1 seed John Isner made his way into the second round at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport as he defeated Ukrainian qualifier Sergei Bubka 7-6 (3) 4-6 6-3. Isner, who is the defending champion after beating Olivier Rochus of Belgium in last year’s final, will play [...] -
Federer beats Raonic in a three set battle to reach SFs in Halle
Roger Federer battled his way through into the Gerry Weber Open semis after beating Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7 (4) 6-4 7-6 (3) in just under 2 hours. Both players showed off their very effective serves in set 1 and with no break point opportunities on either side, the set went [...] -
Federer sets up Raonic clash, beats Mayer in Halle
Roger Federer worked his way through to the Gerry Weber Open quarterfinals after defeating German Florian Mayer in straight sets 6-4 7-5. The Swiss had a couple of break points opportunities in the 6th and 8th games of the first set, but Mayer managed to hold. However, the German finally [...] -
Berdych and Raonic into last 8 in Halle
No.3 seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic reached the last 8 at the Gerry Weber Open tournament in Halle after defeating world no.33 Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3 6-2. In a match that lasted just an hour, the Czech dominated in all departments, holding his serve with a lot of [...] -
Kohlschreiber and Raonic through to second round in Halle
Defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany booked his place in the second round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle after defeating German wild card holder Dustin Brown in two tiebreaks 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4). Next up for Kohlschreiber will be Lukasz Kubot of Poland, who overcame Finn Jarkko Nieminen [...] -
Bday boy Nadal through to last 16 in Paris, plays Monaco next
World no.2 Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his title defence after beating Argentine qualifier Eduardo Schwank 6-1 6-3 6-4 and booking a place in the last 16 of the 2012 Roland Garros championships. Nadal, who is yet to drop a set on the red dirt this year (not [...] -
Nadal demolishes Istomin, Tsonga also through to round 3 at Roland Garros
Defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the third round fo this year’s French Open after destroying Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2 6-2 6-0. The Spaniard looks to be as strong as ever and it will be very tough for anyone to stop him on his way to a [...] -
Raonic out of Rome Masters, loses to Mayer
German Florian Mayer surprisingly beat Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the first round of the Rome Tennis Masters that started today. This is a shock defeat for the Canadian, who seemed to be on top form recently, narrowly losing to Federer at this week’s Madrid Masters. Raonic struggled [...]
