Shanghai Draw « Milos Raonic

8Oct/11Off

Shanghai Draw

Milos Raonic will face Michael Llodra (FRA) in the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters next week.

This looks like a favourable first round matchup for Milos, despite the fact that he and Llodra are very close in the rankings. Raonic has faced Llodra twice this year and beat him both times, first at the Austrailian Open and later in Monte Carlo. Milos is still in the early stages of the comeback, but having a 2-0 record against Llodra should give him some confidence heading into the match.

Looking at his section of the draw, Raonic will face another tough opponent in the second round should he get past Llodra (if you recall, he ran up against Nadal in the second round in Tokyo). David Ferrer (ESP) is seeded No.3 and is coming off a semi-final loss to Andy Murray at the Rakuten Japan Open. It is worth noting that both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from the tournament.

Sportsnet has complete coverage of the Shanghai Rolex Masters beginning Monday morning at 9AM ET. This means the matches will be shown on tape delay.

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