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