Bad news from Milos Raonic as the Canadian loses in his opener in Moscow against world no.116 Richard Berankis.
Milos in no.8 in the year to date rankings and he is recently struggling with his results. This is the second straight time he loses in his first match in a tournament and he needs to have much better results if he wants to qualify for the World Tour Finals.
The match finished 6-3 4-6 6-3 1 hour and 53 minutes. This is the first top10 win for the Lithuanian. “I’m really happy about the win. To beat a Top 10 player and the No. 1 seed in the tournament is a great feeling and it gives me a lot of confidence,” said Richard. “I’m looking forward to the quarter-finals.” Match Stats
Next vs. Bautista-Agut
Richard will play Bautista-Agut in the quarters. Head to head is 1-all. The Spaniard is the hot favorite to reach the semifinal.
