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Raonic through to 2nd Round in Shanghai

In the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Milos Raonic defeated Michael Llodra (FRA) for the third time this year, 6-7(2) 6-2 7-6(5). Raonic will face David Ferrer (ESP) in the next round tomorrow.

Raonic rallied after losing the first set in a tiebreak to defeat Michael Llodra in Shanghai today. There were no breaks of serve in the first set, though Raonic had to save 3 break points just to stay with Llodra. The Frenchman won 91% of his first serve points during the set, preventing Raonic from earning any break chances against him.

Things began to pick up for Milos in the second, breaking his opponent twice while remaining steady on his serve. Each player was broken once in the third, and a tiebreak was needed to decide the match. Raonic edged out Llodra in the breaker who had as many double faults (5) in the third set as Raonic had aces.

Next up for Raonic is the No.3 seed David Ferrer. If you remember back at the Australian Open, it was Ferrer who ended Raonic's run at the first major of the year in the Round of 16. That match required four sets, but Ferrer easily dispatched Raonic again in straight sets at Monte Carlo just a few months later. Obviously it'll be another tough test for Milos as he assesses his progress on the comeback trail.

EDIT: There has been some slight confusion as to whether Sportsnet will show live coverage of the Raonic vs. Ferrer match. As of right now, it appears that it will be shown on tape delay as per usual. Sportsnet tweeted that they will post the time that his match will air on Wednesday -- so be sure to follow their twitter feed for updates.

-multi