Seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov continued his stellar record against top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic on Saturday at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, winning the last five games of their semi-final battle to score a 7-6(7), 6-2 upset win. "Milos is one of the biggest servers out there. I knew what to expect, so I just had to execute it the right way," said Dimitrov. "I played a quite solid game to break him [in the second set] and after that, I was just solid overall. I was reading his serve pretty well after that. From then on, it was just smooth sailing." This is Dimitrov’s third consecutive win against Raonic, allowing him to improve his record in...
Defending champion Milos Raonic remains on course to reach the final of the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp for the third straight year. While the Canadian says that he wants to come forward more in 2017, it was his serve and big forehand that earned him a comeback win over Rafael Nadal on Friday night. World No. 3 Raonic recorded only his second victory over Nadal in eight meetings with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in two hours and 21 minutes. The Canadian will now face seventh seed and 2013 finalist Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals on Saturday. “I played very well [and] I did a lot of very good things,” said Raonic. “I obviously served well… I started creating...
Watch Milos Raonic at his attacking best against Diego Schwartzman on Thursday in Brisbane. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Top seed Milos Raonic has delivered on his New Year’s resolution to move forward more in 2017, taking command at net in a 6-3, 6-2 opening-round win over Argentine Diego Schwartzman on Thursday at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. Raonic said that his decision to add former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek to his coaching team was based in large part to a shared belief that tapping further upside in the Canadian’s game will most likely come from more forays to the net. Against Schwartzman, Raonic ventured to net 22 times, winning on 12 occasions. “I probably should have approached 12 more times and I probably should have won a few more,” said Raonic, who went 6/11 in the first...
Milos Raonic has been named to Forbes' “30 Under 30” Sports list for 2017 for “breaking records and earning big money on and off the field”. The 26 year old is currently No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and achieved numerous career-best successes last season, including a semi-final showing at the ATP Finals in London. The Canadian's sponsorship deals include New Balance and Rolex. Raonic was chosen for the list by judges James Harden of the Houston Rockets, Nike’s Chairman Emeritus, Phil Knight, and Chairman & CEO of Wasserman Media Group, Casey Wasserman. [ALSO LIKE] Other sports stars on the exclusive list include American gymnast Simone Biles, NBA star Kyrie Irving and NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. View Full...
