Raonic through to second round in Halle « Milos Raonic

7Jun/11Off

Raonic through to second round in Halle

Milos Raonic defeated Pablo Andujar (ESP) in straight sets at the Gerry Weber Open today, 6-3 6-1.

As you would expect, Milos came out serving very effectively on the grass. He hit seven aces in the first set, and didn't face a single break point. Raonic took the lead late in the set, and got a second break to take the first set 6-3.

After holding to start the second, Raonic broke Andujar right away to go up 2-0. Milos backed this up by holding at love in the following game. It looked like the wheels were falling off for Andujar. Milos would take the set 6-1 after getting another break and racking up another five aces, bringing the match total to 12. I think it is safe to say that Milos is happy to be off the clay and playing on a surface that is more complimentary to his style and serving strengths. Match stats from ATPWorldTour.com:

Raonic will face Tobias Kamke of Germany in the second round. The two have yet to meet at the ATP level, but Kamke defeated Milos at the Granby National Bank Challenger tournament last year.

In other news, Daniel Nestor has reportedly stated that he would like to play doubles with Milos Raonic at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Needless to say, that's a very exciting prospect. After all, Nestor himself just won the men's doubles title at the French Open with Max Mirnyi. We likely would have seen the two team up in Davis Cup play earlier this year, but Nestor had to pull out due to injury.

-multi