Milos Raonic topples Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-65 6-3 in the semifinal in New York on Friday. Raonic will try to keep the momentum against Novak Djokovic in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Eventually, Raonic won the tiebreak at 7-5.
Tiebreak
Milos won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Stefanos won a minibreak in the 2nd (2-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Milos saved 1 set point when he was trailing 4-5. On the other side, the Greek wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 30-40).
They contested 75 points. It’s worth to point out that, Raonic won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Tsitsipas (37-38). Raonic surrendered 10 points on serve (31-10). on the other side of the court, Tsitsipas conceded 6 points on serve (28-6).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Milos grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) just before finally winning the set (6-3).
The Canadian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 51 points. Milos was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Stefanos (30-21). Raonic lost 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Tsitsipas conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Milos will add to his prize money $ 61,015 after managing to win this match. He has won already $ 185,015 after this win. If he wins the next match, Raonic will add $ -185,015 to his earnings to earn $ 0 in total.
Match Statistics
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 67 points vs. Tsitsipas’s 59.
Raonic served very well to win 90% of the points (35/39) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (15/26) on his second serve. Raonic fired 12 aces and he committed 5 double faults. The Canadian was fantastic in converting the only break point that he conquered. On the other side, Tsitsipas wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Raonic and Tsitsipas is 2-0 for Milos.
Highlights Milos Raonic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Western & Southern Open – New York
Draw and next match H2H: Milos Raonic vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Raonic will square off with Djokovic in the final.
This will be the 11th time that Milos Raonic and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 10-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Djokovic won 6-4 6-3 7-61 in the quarter in Melbourne back in January 2020.
Tennis Scores in New York
- Milos RaonicRaonic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-65 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (4-6 6-4 7-60) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Milos RaonicRaonic (10-0) – H2H details and stats
