Raonic defeats Gasquet to advance in Cincinnati – YouTube

The Canadian sensation Milos Raonic came out in style from the most interesting 1st round match of the day. 

It took 1h and 30minutes to down Richard Gasquet without conceding a single break.

“I was hoping to play a little bit better last week,” said Raonic, referring to his tournament at the Rogers Cup. “Coming here I’m playing better. I still have a long ways to go, but I feel like I’m on the right track.

“I just need to do a few things better, and I think I will be setting myself on the right course.”

Strange enough, 12 aces didn’t make happy Milos that commented “I need to create a little bit with my serve,” said Raonic. “I was able to get ahead, but I wasn’t picking up enough free points. I wasn’t hitting the spots exactly.”

In the next round Milos will play Marcos Baghdatis. Head to head is 1-0 for Milos as they played theie only match last year in Stockholm where Raonic won an epic 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4


Draws of the 2012 Western and Southern - ATP Cincinnati