Posts Tagged ‘milos raonic’
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Milos Raonic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
After a disappointing Monte Carlo Masters last week where Milos Raonic lost to Jarko Nieminen of Finland 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in the second round, Raonic pulled off something magnificent on Friday at the Barcelona Open.
Raonic, ranked 13th in the world, won two matches in the same day. First he beat Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-2, 7-6 in the third round, before beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
Raonic was forced to play two matches in a day because of the inclement weather they have been having in Spain.
Raonic’s test doesn’t get any easier however. He now has to face the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, in the other semi-final. Nadal has beaten Raonic twice before, but both wins have come on hard court in Tokyo.
The match was supposed to start an hour ago, but was postponed due to rain.
The other semi-final has Nicolas Almagro of Spain versus Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.
Tags: barcelona open, ernests gulbis, jarko nieminen, milos raonic, monte carlo masters, nicolas almagro, philipp kohlschreiber, RAFAEL NADAL, tommy robredo
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Monday, April 8th, 2013
Milos Raonic (Christopher Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
It was an historic weekend for Canada in Davis Cup. For the first time since 1913, Canada is off to the semi-finals of this extremely interesting annual tennis team event.
On Sunday at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, Milos Raonic, the top Canadian in the world at no.16 defeated Andreas Seppi, the top Italian in the world at no. 18, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
Canada defeated Italy on the weekend three matches to one and will now play the mighty Serbian squad in September. The Serbs are led by Novak Djokovic, the number one ranked player in the world.
A major reason for the Canadian success was the surface. The fast court that Tennis Canada selected for the weekend paid dividends as Seppi and Fabio Fognini had a difficult time adjusting.
Czech Republic, the defending champions, will take on Argentina in the other semi-final.
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Tags: davis cup, milos raonic, novak djokovic
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Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Daniel Nestor (Wikimedia Commons)
This is an outstanding time for Canadian tennis at the moment. For the first time in exactly 100 years, Canada is on the brink of qualifying for the semi-finals of Davis Cup.
This is not Davis Cup qualifying. This is the real thing.
On Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver beat the Italian duo of Fabio Fognini and Daniele Braccaili in five grueling sets, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 15-13.
With the win, Canada now leads Italy 2-1 and can advance to the semis if Milos Raonic defeats Andreas Seppi this afternoon or if Canada wins the fifth and deciding match. Right now Pospisil is expected to play Fognini, but don’t be surprised if Canadian coach Martin Laurendeau gives the assignment to Jesse Levine, because Pospisil has played ten sets in the last two days.
It was also a great week in Canadian women’s tennis as Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Quebec defeated Laura Robson of Great Britain and former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina before losing to Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals.
Tags: andreas seppi, daniel nestor, daniele braccaili, davis cup, eugenie bouchard, fabio fognini, family circle cup, jelena jankovic, jesse levine, laura robson, martin laurendeau, milos raonic, samntha stosur, vasek pospisil
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Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Daniel Nestor (Wikimedia Commons)
This weekend is an extremely significant one when it comes to the history of Canadian tennis. Team Canada is tied 1-1 with Team Italy in the quarterfinals heading into a key doubles match today and two singles matches on Sunday.
This afternoon (Saturday, Sportsnet, 4:30 p.m., joined in progress) Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver will take on the Italian pair of Paolo Lorenzi and Daniele Braccaili. It will be interesting to see how much energy Pospisil has in the tank after he lost a five set marathon to Andreas Seppi on Friday afternoon. Canadian head coach Martin Laurendeau ridiculously went with Pospisil over Jesse Levine, who is overall a much better tennis player.
Sunday’s matches are right now Milos Raonic versus Seppi (Saturday, Sportsnet, 3:00 p.m.) followed by Pospisil versus Fabio Fognini.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: 2013 world men's curling championship, andreas seppi, Blake Griffin, brad jacobs, chris stewart, daniel nestor, daniele braccaili, david murdoch, davis cup, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, fabo fognini, jered weaver, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, milos raonic, nik stauskas, niklas edin, paolo lorenzi, Philadelphia Flyers, rasmus sterjne, rick pitino, russ smith, st. louis blues, Taylor Hall, texas rangers, tom brewster, university of louisville cardinals, university of michigan wolverines, university of syracuse orange, university of wichita state shockers, vasek pospisil, winnipeg jets, yu darvish
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Monday, February 18th, 2013
Milos Raonic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic has won his third consecutive SAP Open. On Sunday in San Jose, California, Raonic defeated Tommy Haas of Germany quite easily 6-4, 6-3.
Raonic, of Thornhill, Ontario will win his final SAP Open title unfortunately because the tournament is not returning to northern California next year. Raonic beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain in 2011 and Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in 2012.
The one area where Raonic has made strong improvements in his game in the last year has been on his backhand. He is making slow and steady progress in his overall game when he is not serving.
Another amazing statistic is that Raonic had not lost a set in the last three years he won the tournament in San Jose.
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Tags: andy roddick, denis istomin, fernando verdasco, jurgen melzer, milos raonic, tommy haas
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Sunday, February 17th, 2013
Milos Raonic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario really enjoys playing in San Jose. Two years ago Raonic won his first ATP Tour event in San Jose when he beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7-6, 7-6 and then last year successfully defended his title when he beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6, 6-2.
Now today Raonic will try to win an unprecedented third consecutive SAP Open when he faces Tommy Haas of Germany.
Raonic was completely dominant on Saturday in defeating Sam Querrey of the United States 6-4, 6-2. Isner meanwhile was upset by Haas 6-3, 6-4.
According to Caroline Cameron of Sportsnet, he will become the first tennis player to win the SAP Open since American Tony Trabert from 1953-1955.
Just how much does Raonic enjoy San Jose? Well Tennis Canada has tried to emulate the San Jose court when they host Davis Cup events.
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Tags: denis istomin, fernando verdasco, john isner, milos raonic, sam querrey, sap open, tommy haas, tony trabert
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Saturday, February 16th, 2013
The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts today from Kingston, Ontario. For the first time since 1999 Team Canada is from Alberta.
Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin will be wearing the Canadian colours this week and will be participating field. Her first opponent this weekend is New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford (formerly Kelly), a six-time provincial champion, an impressive statistic when you realize Crawford is only 27. The opening draw is on TSN Saturday at noon mountain time.
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Tags: 2013 scotties tournament of hearts, andrea crawford, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, colorado avalanche, dallas stars, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers, heather nedohin, jaromir jagr, jennifer jones, john isner, kelly scott, martin hanzal, milos raonic, phoenix coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, radim vrbata, sam gagner, sam querrey, Sidney Crosby, tomas vanek, tommy haas
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
As an avid tennis fan of twenty-five years, I was simply overjoyed by what I saw Sunday in Vancouver today.
For the first time since 1913, Canada has won a match in the Davis Cup, and will now meet Italy in the quarterfinals.
The 3-2 Canadian win over Spain on Sunday was because of a brilliant performance by Milos Raonic, who defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in three straight easy sets and left many Canadian tennis fans rejoicing.
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Tags: bernard schwengers, davis cup, frank dancevic, milos raonic, patrick mcenroe, robert powell
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
Frank Dancevic (Wikimedia Commons)
In a gigantic night in Canadian tennis history, Canada received masterful performances from Milos Raonic of Thorhill, Ontario and Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ontario on the opening night of first round action of the 2013 Davis Cup in Vancouver.
Raonic defeated Albert Ramos 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 this afternoon and then Dancevic defeated Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 this evening at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the campus of the University of British Columbia. With the victories, Canada leads Spain 2-0 heading into the doubles match om Saturday.
The major story however was the Dancevic one hand backhand which was completely sensational. Sportsnet analyst Robert Bettauer compared it to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro, as one of the very best in the world.
It could definitely have been a defining moment for Dancevic however who is currently ranked 166th in the world. He beat a player in Granollers, who is currently 33rd.
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Tags: daniel nestor, davis cup, frank dancevic, milos raonic
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Novak Djokovic (Wikimedia Commons)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia is the 2012 Australian Open champion. On Sunday from Melbourne, Djokovic defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2.
After a relatively even first two sets, Djokovic took complete control of the match by dominating the third and fourth sets to win his third consecutive Australian Open title. Djokovic beat Murray in 2011 and Rafael Nadal of Spain last year. It was also Djokovic’s fourth Australian Open win of his career as he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in 2008, and the sixth grand slam title of his career, as he also won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2011.
There should be great excitement on the Canadian tennis scene because Canada has a very good chance to beat Spain in the first round action at the Davis Cup in Vancouver. The top four ranked Spaniards won’t be there, leaving Albert Ramos and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez as the players leading Spain, who lost in the 2012 Davis Cup Final to the Czech Republic. Canada will counter with Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil, who missed the Australian Open due to mononucleosis.
Tags: albert ramos, andy murray, australian open, davis cup, guillermo garcia-lopez, milos raonic, novak djokovic, vasek pospisil
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Monday, January 21st, 2013
Roger Federer (Vinod Divakaran, Wikimedia Commons)
Milos Raonic may be ranked 13th at the Australian Open, but he has a lot of work to do to crack the top five in men’s tennis.
On Sunday, Raonic lost 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 in straight sets to the great Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Federer made Raonic run and exploit his weak backhand. The bottom line is Federer’s experience and maturity paid off and despite Raonic’s 19 aces, Raonic was unable to win many long points against the four time Australian Open champion.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, andy murray, australian open, david ferrer, ekaterina makarova, jeremy chardy, jo-wilfried tsonga, li na, maria sharapova, milos raonic, nicolas almagro, novak djokovic, ROGER FEDERER, serena williams, sloane stephens, svetlana kuznetsova, tomas berdych, victoria azarenka
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Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Ana Ivanovic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
Yes there’s hockey and football this weekend, but how could one not get excited about the Australian Open at the moment. There is literally some thrilling tennis from down under. Last night, Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario advanced to the fourth round with a straight sets win over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber. Bad news is he has Roger Federer next!
On the ladies side, Ana Ivanovic, the former French Open champion takes on Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, the Wimbledon finalist, in the fourth round (Sunday, TSN2, 1:00 a.m.)
Here are the other games I’m watching this weekend:
Saturday–NHL–Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens–CBC–5:00 p.m.–I heard a report on Sportsnet yesterday that the Maple Leafs and Canadiens could battle for the worst team in the Eastern Conference this season. The Habs are expected to have Tomas Plekanec in their lineup despite some sore ribs. The Maple Leafs meanwhile will be led this season by Phil Kessel, who averaged a point a game last season.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, ana ivanovic, atlanta falcons, australian open, baltimore ravens, colin kaepernick, Edmonton Oilers, justin schultz, justin tucker, milos raonic, montreal canadiens, new england patriots, phil kessel, philipp kohlschreiber, ROGER FEDERER, san francisco 49ers, tomas plekanec, tony gonzalez, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks
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Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Gael Monfils (Wikimedia Commons)
Sometimes tennis players win matches they simply don’t deserve to win.
Case in point in the early hours of this morning, in the second round of the Australian Open, when France’s Gael Monfils defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei 7-6, 4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 8-6.
In a topsy-turvy second round match, Monfils won despite his horrible serving. Many of his serves in his 23 double faults were not even close to being in.
Two years ago, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Russia’s Valeria Solovieva 7-5, 6-4 in the first round in a tournament in Azerbaijan, despite 25 double faults!
Monfils will now go on to play Gilles Simon in the third round.
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Tags: australian open, gael monfils, gilles simon, kimiko date-krumm, laura robson, milos raonic
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Jie Zheng (Robbie Mendelson, Wikimedia Commons)
The Australians are struggling mightily at the very first grand slam tournament of 2013.
In fact, the only Aussies left are two unseeded men–Bernard Tomic and James Duckworth. Ironically, the Aussies have the same number of players left as the Canadians, who have Milos Raonic and Jesse Levine still in the mix.
On Tuesday night, Samantha Stosur, who won the 2011 U.S. Open over Serena Williams, lost to China’s Jie Zheng 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 in a complete colossal collapse by the former major champion. Stosur was once up 5-2 in the third set, but lost five consecutive games, including three games where Zheng broke Stosur. I know Stosur seemed to have some ankle issues leading into the tournament, but I feel a major reason why she lost was more mental than physical.
Meanwhile, the Australian Open is set to get juicy with Ana Ivanovic playing Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams playing Maria Sharapova in the third round.
Tags: ana ivanovic, australian open, bernard tomic, james duckworth, jelena jankovic, jesse levine, jie zheng, maria sharapova, milos raonic, samantha stosur, venus williams
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