Raonic Dismisses Almagro in Barcelona
Milos Raonic will advance to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open after defeating [6] Nicolas Almagro in straight sets, 6-3 6-3.
This was a solid performance and an impressive win from Milos. He broke Alamagro twice while saving two break points on his serve in the first set. The return game was working well for Raonic giving him the clear edge in the match. Milos protected his second serve well, losing just one point on it during the second set. Alamagro failed to save the lone break point he faced in the second set, which was all Raonic needed to secure the victory. Milos was barely challenged on his serve in the latter stages of the match. It took Raonic just 68 minutes to get the win.
This was a big win on clay against a player who was until very recently ranked No.10 in the world. But there's no time for Raonic to sit back and relax. He will face No.2 seed Andy Murray in the quarter-finals tomorrow. This will be the first time that Raonic has faced Murray. It'll be interesting to see how their games match up on the red clay.
It looks like Sportsnet ONE will have live coverage of the Raonic v Murray quarter-final starting tomorrow at 6:30 AM EST. Looks like we'll need to put on a fresh pot...
Great stuff from Milos, and the Claymentum is building!
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April 26th, 2012 - 14:16
Milos doing really well in Barcelona ! This is the second time he beats Almagro, but this time on clay ! Murray will be more difficult to play and it will do for the match they couldn’t get in Miami, but this time on clay. Of course, as usual, go Milos !