Milos Raonic

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CITI OPEN 2013
Raonic Supports 'Emirates Returns' In Washington D.C.
Washington D.C., U.S.A.


Milos Raonic assists with the Emirates Returns youth clinic.

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CITI OPEN 2013
Raonic Supports 'Emirates Returns' In Washington D.C.
Washington D.C., U.S.A.


Milos Raonic assists with the Emirates Returns youth clinic.

Milos Raonic joined the ribbon cutting festivities Monday at the King Greenleaf Recreation Center in Washington D.C., where he assisted with the Emirates Returns youth clinic on the refurbished tennis courts.

“It was great for me to be a part of the Emirates Returns program in Washington D.C. today,” said the Canadian, who is making his Citi Open debut this week. “Investing in junior programs and facilities like this is the fastest way to continue to grow the game at the youngest levels, and I hope to see more courts like this.”

Emirates Returns aims to provide underserved youth with access to the sport of tennis. Throughout the Emirates Airline US Open Series and at the US Open, Emirates is conducting tennis clinics and making charitable donations of cash and new equipment to local organisations to help fund tennis and educational programming.

For the Citi Open, Emirates Returns supported the refurbishment of the five tennis courts at the King Greenleaf Recreation Center, made a $5,000 donation in equipment to the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and awarded a $15,000 grant to the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... turns.aspx

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ROGERS CUP 2013
RAONIC SET FOR TOP 10 STATUS AFTER POSPISIL WIN
Montreal, Canada

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ROGERS CUP 2013
RAONIC SET FOR TOP 10 STATUS AFTER POSPISIL WIN
Montreal, Canada
Milos Raonic will crack the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday after edging fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) Saturday to reach the Coupe Rogers final in Montreal. He is the first Canadian ever to join the elite Top 10 of men’s professional tennis.

In Sunday’s final, Raonic will attempt to become the first homegrown champion at the Canadian Masters since Robert Bedard in 1958 when he faces either World No. 1 Novak Djokovic or No. 4 Rafael Nadal.
Raonic clinched a dramatic victory over Pospisil in two hours and 16 minutes. It was the first all-Canadian semi-final on the ATP World Tour since 1990 and the first time since 1969 that a Canadian had featured in the final four of the Coupe Rogers.

"No, they're all very special," Raonic said, referring to his accomplishments this week. "I think the Top 10 one stands out definitely more just because it's a goal that I set out this year. To be able to do it here in Montréal is pretty amazing. It's not even just for myself. Now I understand we have two Canadians that are beyond what the record was from before for highest ranked Canadian. I think that's just significant on its own. For me it's a very special day to at least get to a goal I set for myself earlier this year, which looked a little bit difficult after how I played recently. But to do it here in Montréal, it's a relief and it's a happy feeling.”

The 22-year-old Raonic is through to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final and will look to win his fifth ATP World Tour title (4-3 finals record). He was victorious earlier in the year at the SAP Open in San Jose (d. Haas).

Both players had early break point opportunities in their first ATP World Tour meeting and it was Raonic who was finally able to convert, taking a 3-2 lead before closing out the first set. Pospisil found his range in the second set, though. He dropped just four points on serve and broke Raonic twice to level the match.

Raonic was twice two points from victory in the 10th and 11th games of the deciding set, but each time Pospisil showed nerves of steel and forced a tie-break. Mini-breaks were repeatedly exchanged before Raonic got a handle on the tie-break with a 6-4 lead. He converted his first match point after forcing a volley error from the stranded Pospisil.

The 23-year-old Pospisil is set to reach the Top 40 after his breakthrough run in Montreal. The right-hander built on his victory at last week’s Vancouver Challenger by beating John Isner and Tomas Berdych en route to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... pisil.aspx

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Canadian Open Montreal 2013: pierwszy finał M1000; Top-10!


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22-letni podopieczny Ivana Ljubicica w poniedziałek zostanie pierwszym tenisistą z rocznika 1990 (i młodsi), notowanym w Top-10 rankingu ATP. Kanadyjski finał to największy sukces w dotychczasowej karierze Milosa, łącznie będzie to 8. pojedynek o tytuł w jego udziałem (na szczeblu ATP Tour).

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Przegrany finał w Montrealu.

Milos dostał srogą lekcję od Nadala. Był to jego 8. zawodowy finał i 4. przegrany.

Milos Raonic - przegrane finały (4):
2013 (1) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal
2012 (2) Tokio, Memphis
2011 (1) Memphis

[Alan]

Brawa dla Milosa! Jak się uporczywie puka, to w końcu otwierają i wpuszczają do dziesiątki.

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12.08.2013

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 10

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TOP 10 PAYOFF FOR PATIENT RAONIC

Milos Raonic becomes the first Canadian to break into the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, rising three spots to No. 10 following his history-making run at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal.

The 22-year-old Toronto native celebrated his new status upon his arrival Monday in Cincinnati for the Western & Southern Open, sharing that it took patience and faith that a big result would come. Prior to reaching his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final last week, Raonic had compiled a 5-7 match record from May, winning back-to-back matches only when he reached the third round at Roland Garros.

"The thing in tennis, and I think in every sport, you just don't know when that payoff is going to be," he said. "So I was making sure to keep doing every day and every week the right kind of effort and the right kind of focus and the right kind of determination, the work...

"I think last week the work was done, and I think also with that whole situation of in that crowd, I think it helps you in those tougher moments just sort of getting through them. So I think that sort of got the whole process moving in the right way, and then I think just pieces started coming together more and more. I think that's sort of helped with the outcome of the week."

Though his new game plan is being more aggressive, Raonic said he wouldn't be going to the serve and volley full-time, claiming, "I don't know if it's possible. I think it's definitely difficult with how well the top guys - Novak, Rafa, Andy, Roger, Ferrer - how well everybody returns nowadays."

Instead, Raonic plans on using the technique as a surprise and as a means to keep constant pressure on his opponents.

"It is incorporating that more, keeping that element of doubt in my opponents on what I might do after the serve," he said. "So it's not just about getting the serve back. It's about when the opportunities come even throughout points when I'm returning, on the first opportunity to go forward, the first opportunity to be aggressive, sort of being able to recognise and go forward and not hesitating and sort of letting opponents get back into the points."

Raonic picked up a few pointers on using the serve and volley effectively when he faced off against his idol, Pete Sampras, in an exhibition match.

"I remember one of the most impressive things about the way he serve and volleyed was how quickly he was with the first two steps after a serve. Every single volley was always hit in front of the service line, and I think if you are getting stuck hitting volleys behind the service line, it's just too difficult. I think that's a key thing."

Raonic plays his first match as the World No. 10 on Tuesday, when he faces off against American wild card Jack Sock.

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Wywiad po zwycięstwie w 1 rundzie US Open 2013:

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Q. How tough were the conditions out there today generally?

MILOS RAONIC: It was okay. A little bit windy, but it wasn't consistent windy, so the conditions were fine. Wasn't too hot. A little bit humid, but not that bad of a day to play.

Q. Would you say the serve was the big weapon today?

MILOS RAONIC: Yeah. I think I served well. Been focusing on that a little bit, especially after Cincinnati. Beyond that, everything was getting better, but just with matches I think it's going to get better.

Q. How close do you think you are now to winning one of these big ones?

MILOS RAONIC: I think I can put myself in that position. I just have to make the opportunities and convert them. I think if I play well, I can get very close if not do it. It's still a long ways to go, very long ways to go.

Q. Do you have to wait until those top two or three fade a little bit, or do you think you can raise your level to that?

MILOS RAONIC: I think I can raise my level with practice, and just gotta keep working hard on a lot of different things. I think I can get better and -- get much better.

Q. Were you a little surprised at how much of a game this guy gave you in his first Grand Slam match?

MILOS RAONIC: Not really. I know he's very capable. I remember him from juniors. Very talented always. He was a very good junior. Obviously I haven't seen him play. He got through quallies, so he must be playing well in that situation. I just sort of dealt with it as best I could, and I'm happy with how the result turned out.

Q. How much did the serve help today? Maybe a bit more than normal?

MILOS RAONIC: Yeah, for sure. It helped me get through a lot of difficult situations. I was struggling definitely from the baseline, but when I sort of needed it I was able to pick it up on both sides. In general, it was a good day.

Q. You hit a few very nice backhand down the lines, but on the whole what would you say about your game today?

MILOS RAONIC: I wasn't being aggressive enough. I was waiting around a little bit too much. I felt like a lot of the times I was just sort of not keeping the focus in certain parts of the game. I think I lost a little bit on my serve in that second set. I think this is what I was struggling with most, just keeping sort of a straight line of consistency throughout the match.

Q. What would you consider to be a good US Open for you this year?

MILOS RAONIC: Win my next match and the match after that and match after that. I don't know. It's tough to say. Each match is different with the situations. Who knows what can happen in that match? Somebody can be playing really well, and so can I. It just can go down one or two points. If I'm doing the things well and getting better and developing, I think that will give me the most satisfaction. I think if I do things well I will give myself an opportunity to do things well.

Q. Speaking of tough to say, if I could just go back to the situation in Montreal that happened in the quarterfinal. Obviously just sort of happened real quickly. You made some comments afterwards that you wouldn't have approached it differently. Have you had a chance to reflect on it? If that occurred again would you call the...

MILOS RAONIC: I already discussed this in Cincinnati, that I would have dealt with it differently. It was my first time in that situation. I spoke with Juan's team and I apologized, and I apologized to him directly, as well.

Q. Andujar in the next round. Are you a bit surprised it's not de Bakker, and how do you feel about Andujar?

MILOS RAONIC: I think Andujar in that situation was the favorite. He's been playing well the last few years. Started doing well in 2011, just like me, and he's very consistent. He can be aggressive, especially with his forehand, and I've got to play more aggressive than I did today. I've got to clean up a bit off the baseline and hopefully serve like I did today.

Q. There are three 22 years olds now in the top 25: You, Jerzy, and Dimitrov. Do you keep an eye on those two? Is there any sense that this is your new peer group rising through the ranks?

MILOS RAONIC: I follow a little bit, but nothing more focused on them than anybody else that I would really follow in that top section. I think Jerzy has had a great, what is it, nine, ten months he's been playing great. I think he's definitely the first one of us to break through on a slam and make semis. He's very dangerous in a lot of situations. Grigor everybody knows is immensely talented and immensely capable, and he's doing well figuring that part out. I do follow it, but no specific spotlight on them over anybody else.

Q. To reach your incredible level in this sport, everyone gets a tremendous amount of advice as they emerge. If you could focus on like the one or two best pieces of advice that you've gotten...

MILOS RAONIC: I have heard it from many people, but in 2011 I met Sampras for the first time before the US Open. The one thing he told me is, champions find a way to win even when they're not playing well.

Q. How do you think you carried that out since San Jose?

MILOS RAONIC: It worked in San Jose three times. But, no, it's something -- especially when things are tough, I really put the focus on just figuring it out and trying to get a win, not trying to play perfectly or well that day. Just trying to get through with a win and give myself an opportunity to get play better in next round. And there have been a lot of situations where that has gotten me through, and then I started playing better one or two days later throughout the tournament instead of being out the first day. I've sort of pushed through to the weekend or so forth.

Q. Djokovic bought a tournament in Serbia, as you know, and we're desperate to get a tournament back in the Bay Area where you've kicked butt. Would you consider underwriting a tournament and bringing the tournament back then?

MILOS RAONIC: I don't have the financial means like Novak did when he bought that tournament. I think he was already top 3.

Q. Maybe in the future?

MILOS RAONIC: Who knows?

Q. A little bit of ice on the knee. How about the neck? Shoulder?

MILOS RAONIC: Shoulder has been good. Ice on the knee is just I hit myself on a follow through with the serve.

Q. We do that all the time. How often do you do it?

MILOS RAONIC: I don't know, Tom.

Q. No, how often? Once a year? Twice a year?

MILOS RAONIC: I have done -- no, I have probably done it probably... Let's say once a month, okay? (Laughter).

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interv ... 08595.html

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Wywiad po wygranym meczu III rundy US OPEN 2013.

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An interview with: MILOS RAONIC
Saturday, August 31, 2013

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Q. The first set you went to a tiebreaker, but after that you seemed to have the match pretty well in control. Were you surprised that he sort of backed off after that first set?

MILOS RAONIC: I think that I sort of just found my own a little bit. I was really struggling with getting anywhere on his service games. And then the only one I really had a chance on was at 5-6. After that I created a lot of opportunities. Even in the tiebreaker I won a few points on his service games. I think I lost most of my service points. I was getting a little bit of confidence, and then just sort of calming down a little bit. I wasn't feeling as nervous about the whole situation.

Q. Were you surprised? Normally a left hander has a good advantage in the ad court. He seemed to double fault a lot there today.

MILOS RAONIC: No, I think he was using it well. He was pulling me wide. He would serve and volley, especially in the third, behind that. But he was using it well. He's got one of the better, if not I think probably the best, left handed serve on tour.

Q. How do you grade the performance today?

MILOS RAONIC: It was good. I felt really like I was struggling just in the beginning just to sort of figure things out, but then after I started doing things well I wasn't making too many unforced errors. I was coming forward. I was a little bit sloppy at the net at times. I wasn't taking care of the opportunities I had there. But I think after that I sort of started cleaning things up from the baseline. I thought I was pretty sound and served pretty well, and then the return was getting better and better throughout the match.

Q. Did you figure him out more as you went along?

MILOS RAONIC: I sort of just figured out -- I was getting my racquet on the ball a lot in the first set. I just wasn't able to control the return. So I was sort of figuring out what I needed to do when I had the ball on my racquet. Just sort of focused on a few key points technically that I needed to do in those situations, and then it started getting better and better.

Q. Did you have enough suntan lotion on today?

MILOS RAONIC: I didn't have any on, so I will probably pay for that tonight.

Q. Possibly Gasquet in the next round or Tursunov. What do you think about that?

MILOS RAONIC: I think two players I think in both situations I'm going to have to focus a lot on myself, try to sort of never really get into a rhythm. I thought I did that today pretty well. Always when I had a short ball I would go for it, even on the backhand side. I just sort of never let them get into a rhythm. One obviously plays much more aggressive than the other guy, but both dangerous and both very capable.

Q. How is your confidence level, given the quarter that you're in?

MILOS RAONIC: I don't know. I only know who I play the next match.

Q. How are you feeling?

MILOS RAONIC: I feel good. I feel like I'm playing well. I feel like if I do, if I continue playing the way I am, I will have a lot of opportunities to give myself in each set to win a match.

Q. We're here in New York, kind of helter skelter, loud, noisy. Well, it's America, and America and Canada sort of have the friendly rivalry. Just talk about how it affects your career being a Canadian player? Do you think it would be different if you were an American? The pluses and minuses of the fact that your parents moved to Canada and you're playing obviously as a Canadian.

MILOS RAONIC: There is not really too many differences. I think obviously the one advantage growing up maybe you have more wildcard opportunities into more events as an American. Sort of the relief definitely is there is obviously a lot more pressure on Americans. I'm sort of doing a lot of stuff into unchartered territories so people are very supportive of it; whereas I feel it's a little bit unfair to the American players, is everybody is expecting Pete and Agassi to be there on the top. Just everybody is always asking why isn't their player doing this, this, this, as an American. I think that's the one big difference.

Q. So are you saying it's more relaxed just to be a Canadian, just a little bit under the radar screen compared to what Americans would be?

MILOS RAONIC: I think the attention is the same. I think just the -- I don't know how to say it. One is a little bit more negative because they are expecting a lot more; whereas in Canada it's a lot more positive I would find in the situation where I am right now.

Q. Your comfort level at the US Open compared to any of the other Grand Slams, how would it be?

MILOS RAONIC: This one is probably -- well, I think it's between this one and Australia, but this one -- I think also one thing is I also have a lot of friends here and that kind of stuff. Just outside the slam I have a little bit more comfort. Playing wise, I feel very comfortable here, as I do in Australia. And I think also one thing that adds on is it's much closer to Canada, so a lot of Canadians come down and support. That helps.

Q. Obviously Davis Cup is two weeks from today. Is it anywhere in the back of your mind or are you 100% US Open?

MILOS RAONIC: US Open is all I'm focused on right now, and hopefully I face that whole Davis Cup thing as late as possible when I'm out of the tournament.

Q. Talk about the heat today and the conditions.

MILOS RAONIC: It was humid. It slowed things down quite a bit. I think the humidity was much worse than the heat. I think I went through five or six shirts, so the heat was much worse. Humidity was much worse than the heat.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interv ... 10281.html

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Wywiad po przegranym meczu IV rundy US OPEN 2013.

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An interview with: MILOS RAONIC
Monday, September 2, 2013

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Q. Not to be too philosophical, when a match is that close, is it hard to figure out why one guy won and the other one lost?

MILOS RAONIC: He played better down the stretch than I did. I think that was pretty clear. Created a lot more opportunities. I struggled a lot more on my service games. I think that's pretty much what it came down to. Playing that way in the end, it only matters who wins that last point.

Q. He was getting a lot of looks in your service games in the fifth. Just a matter of your serve tiring out a little bit?

MILOS RAONIC: Well, I had my look there I think at 3-4. I played a little bit too defensive. That's really the only thing. You just need to convert on one of those chances, that's it. So he wasn't able to do so, and neither was I. Then he did at the end. That's what it came down to. Let's say I go for a shot, I make it, I'm serving for the match, maybe we're having a different talk right now. But he won the points when he needed to win them. That's what it came down to.

Q. You seemed to play well fending off all those breakpoints. Any consolation in that?

MILOS RAONIC: Yeah, no, I'm doing a lot of things well. Unfortunately just didn't hold it up long enough today. And then also I think that in that fourth set he played an unbelievable game to sort of break me back. I think he's playing really well, as well. So I'm doing a lot of things well. So there's a lot of good things coming out of it all, out of the work. So there's a lot of positives. I don't really think of them as consolations.

Q. You looked a bit tired on your serve, but you looked fresher than he did.

MILOS RAONIC: I felt heavy from early on in the match, sort of was trying to battle my way through that. I didn't do my best to recover.

Q. Why did you feel heavy?

MILOS RAONIC: Just been sort of a little bit under the weather, but that's about it.

Q. Davis Cup coming up. How are you seeing that in terms of how your prospects are looking brighter, you and Vasek after Montréal?

MILOS RAONIC: Yeah, I think we're definitely good enough to create the opportunities for ourselves. The question of the fact is are we going to be able to convert when we create those opportunities. I feel like I'm playing well. Obviously I'm going to have to put in work for the change on clay. I feel like Vacek is playing well. I feel like him and Daniel are playing very well together. That was a very good match that I watched a little bit of yesterday that gives you a lot of confidence for that, which is a critical point, that doubles point. Things are going very well for myself and the rest of the team.

Q. How soon do you get on clay?

MILOS RAONIC: I don't know. I have to see how I feel and how my body reacts after today.

Q. Losing after you have a match point, how much tougher is that?

MILOS RAONIC: It's the same. I felt like I did an okay thing on the match point. I didn't really do too much wrong. I went for that return down the line. I think he played a great defensive shot deep. I got a little bit hesitant on that next shot and sort of popped it up short. I think the first initial shot I went for it, and I did it the right way. I think in general I returned well and I did a lot of things well. It's unfortunate, the result, but I don't think I would change the way I approached too many of the big points in the match.

Q. Have you talked to your coach after the match?

MILOS RAONIC: No, we have not talked.

Q. What do you think will be the basic stuff about the chat?

MILOS RAONIC: Uhm, I think I didn't do a lot of good things with my serve. I felt I got pretty predictable. I was serving mostly T on deuce, wide on the ad. Probably this is going to be one thing up for discussion. Other than that, I think I played well from the baseline. I think I returned well. When I had those second serve return opportunities, I went for them. Maybe the only other thing that's up for discussion is when he was doing that chip and charge, so many times I was trying to go around him when I could have just gone at him and waited for another opportunity. I don't think that's really a big thing that's going to be discussed too much. It's just next time you're in this position, do that.

Q. He really kept going on the backhand chip return of serve. Are you saying you went there too much?

MILOS RAONIC: He got his timing. He has good hands, that's for sure. The thing is, obviously I don't think I was hitting my second serve the best, but I think I wasn't making him doubt which side he's covering enough on the first serve. I think that was more so the issue. He was able to get in a comfortable zone.

Q. Thinking of how you went out of Wimbledon, no fun losing this one.

MILOS RAONIC: I'm a much better player than I was at that stage. I think I've improved a lot of things. I'm playing quite a different way. I think it's the way I need to keep playing if I want to achieve what I want to achieve.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interv ... 12317.html

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@milosraonic (Milos Raonic)
Last nights dinner on the beach in San Remo because we didn't want to wait for a table! @sirola11 @ozonjuan pic.twitter.com/myFbjcIGfh

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#5) Bangkok 2013



R1 wolna runda
R2 Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
QF [6] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-3
SF [2] Richard Gasquet (FRA) 3-6 7-5 6-4
W [1] Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7-6(5) 6-3

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RAONIC DOWNS BERDYCH TO CLAIM BANGKOK CROWN


Raonic improved his FedEx ATP
Head2Head record over Berdych to 2-0

Canada's Milos Raonic stepped up his bid to qualify for November's Barclays ATP World Tour Finals by toppling top seed Tomas Berdych to claim the Thailand Open title in Bangkok on Sunday.

The third-seeded Raonic defeated Berdych 7-6(4), 6-3, prevailing in one hour and 17 minutes. The right-hander fired 18 aces to his opponent's four, saved the only break point he faced and won 95 per cent of first serve points.

"I think I struggled a lot more than him at the beginning, he was finding his rhythm better," said the World No. 11. "In the tie-break, it just came down to one return and playing pretty sold after that... I started being more aggressive."

He is now just 180 points behind tenth-placed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Emirates ATP Race to London. Both Raonic and Tsonga are competing in Tokyo next week.

"It would mean a lot, it was a goal," Raonic said, referring to his hopes of qualifying. "After [the] clay and grass [seasons], it seemed very distant... I've put a lot of good results together."

Raonic improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Berdych to 2-0 and captured his second title of the season following a third straight win in San Jose (d. Haas). He improved his record in ATP World Tour finals to 5-4 and lifted his career record against Top 10 opponents to 12-20.


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Raonic beat the top two seeds and Top 10 players in the semi-final and final rounds for the second time en route to a title, having done so in Chennai last year. He's the highest-ranked player aged under 23 years old in the Top 50, and believes he can continue to improve.

"I think I'm playing great tennis, I'm serving really well, I'm doing a lot of good things. If I keep that up I think I'll have opportunities and will put myself in a good position, no matter who ," Raonic said.

The Czech's loss leaves him as the only player within the Top 10 not to have won a title this season.

"He was exceptional. He was serving really well and didn’t give me many chances," said Berdych. "Basically, the match was about two points. Both of them Milos handled better and so he deserved to win."

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... aonic.aspx

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Bardzo dobra selekcja uderzeń, coraz lepsze poruszanie się po korcie, liczne przyspieszenia od razu po koźle, zalążki taktycznej gry na małe kara, nawet wygrywający slajs po krosie się trafił - coraz sprawniej myśli przy siatce. Naprawdę znakomicie się patrzy na to ulepszane wydanie Raonicia, pomimo, że ma tak szkaradny sposób składania się do poszczególnych uderzeń. Trudno sobie wyobrazić, żeby nie zagrzał miejsca w Top10 za jakiś czas, o ile zdrowie nie będzie szwankować.

Znakomity tydzień w Bangkoku.

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Cóż. Po przejęciu schedy trenera Rao przez Ivana zaczęło trybić. O ile występ w finale Montrealu można tłumaczyć łatwiejszą drabinką, tu już full propsy dla Miłosza. Nie mogę się doczekać 2014, ale jeszcze liczę na występ w WTF.

[Alan]

@milosraonic (Milos Raonic)
A great week for me! Thank you to everyone for the support. We celebrated with brownies! pic.twitter.com/r9Yx9XkMcM

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis ... -2013.aspx

[Mario]

Bardzo dobra selekcja uderzeń, coraz lepsze poruszanie się po korcie, liczne przyspieszenia od razu po koźle, zalążki taktycznej gry na małe kara, nawet wygrywający slajs po krosie się trafił - coraz sprawniej myśli przy siatce. Naprawdę znakomicie się patrzy na to ulepszane wydanie Raonicia.

A wystarczy, że podanie zakręci się w okolicach 50% i czar pryska...

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CONFIDENT RAONIC READY FOR LONDON PUSH

Milos Raonic fired a warning to his rivals, including Tsonga, who are battling to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.

Raonic, who trails eighth-placed Stanislas Wawrinka by 545 points in the Emirates ATP Race To London, recorded his 16th win in his past 20 matches for a place in the second round.

“I know that I have a long way to go,” said Raonic, when asked about his bid to qualify. “I just have to stay focused on my matches, because as long as it doesn’t enter my mind during a match I am fine.”

Three days after lifting his fifth ATP World Tour title at the Thailand Open, third seed Raonic was devastating on serve against wild card Go Soeda in a 6-4, 7-6(0) victory under a closed roof at the Ariake Coliseum.

On the very court where the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medal match will be contested, Raonic won 38 of his 40 first service points, hit 24 aces and lost nine points overall for victory in 81 minutes.

“I did a lot of things well,” said last year’s runner-up Raonic. “It was a very early time for me to play, as I played night matches last week. I feel I am a much better player than I was last year, because I have had more experiences.”

Raonic has compiled a 17-5 record since losing in the Wimbledon second round (l. to Sijsling).

Jeremy Chardy won the right to play Raonic on Thursday after he completed a 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(6) win over qualifier Marco Chiudinelli in two hours and 56 minutes. The match was carried over from Tuesday night when Chardy led 7-6(2), 2-4.

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IN-FORM RAONIC FIRES INTO TOKYO FINAL; IMPROVES LONDON HOPES

Milos Raonic continued to make up ground on the Top 8 in the Emirates ATP Race To London after he extended his winning streak to eight matches on Saturday by reaching the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships final.

Should Raonic win the Tokyo title he will rise to within 90 points of Stanislas Wawrinka, who is in eighth position in the battle for one of five remaining spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have already qualified for the event, which will be held at The O2 in London from 4-11 November.

The third seed defeated Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-6(4), 6-1 in 84 minutes to advance to his fourth championship match of the year (2-1 finals record).

Raonic has already won two ATP World Tour titles at the SAP Open in San Jose and at last week’s Thailand Open in Bangkok (d. Berdych). On Sunday, he will face top seed and 2008 runner-up Juan Martin del Potro for the Tokyo crown.

Points against the serve were few and rallies were short as both semi-finalists attempted to establish themselves in their second FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting of the year. Dodig recovered from 0/30 at 3-3, which proved to be the only half chance Raonic had of breaking, while the Canadian was taken to deuce in the 10th game.

In a clash between two strong servers, a tie-break was inevitable. Dodig capitalised on early errors from Raonic to open up a 3-1 lead but he got pegged back. At 4-4, Raonic fired a backhand crosscourt pass. The winner spurred him on and he clinched the set with an ace – his fifth straight point.

Raonic, contesting his fifth semi-final of the year, grew in confidence and broke Dodig to 15 for a 3-1 lead in the second set and again two games later. By breezing through the set, victory ensured that the 22 year old has risen to No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Race To London.

Raonic, who saved one break point in the third game of the second set, struck 12 aces and lost four of his first service points. He has hit 64 aces and won all 40 of his service games in four matches at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament.

Three of his matches have been contested under a closed roof at the Ariake Coliseum, due to rain.

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Finał w Tokio.

Podopieczny Ivana przegrał drugi z rzędu finał w japońskiej stolicy. Ogółem, dzisiejsza porażka z DelPo, jest piątym finałowym niepowodzeniem Milosa.

Nie ma co jednak drzeć szat. 10. finał na najwyższym poziomie to świetny wynik - szczególnie na tle rówieśników. Po raz kolejny Kanadyjczyk nie był w stanie wygrać 2 turniejów w ciągu 2 tygodni. Wcześniej 2 razy udawało się Kanadyjczykowi osiągać finały tydzień po tygodniu - w latach 2011-2012 wygrywał San Jose i był w finale Memphis.

Milos Raonic - przegrane finały (5):
2013 (2) Tokio, ATP Masters1000 Montreal
2012 (1) Tokio, Memphis
2011 (1) Memphis;