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Raonic loses to Mayer

There will be no match with Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Rome Masters this week. Florian Mayer defeated Milos Raonic in straight sets today, 7-6(5) 6-4.

The first set was about as close as it could possibly get. There were no break points to speak of and the only thing separating the two was a single mini-break in the tiebreaker that went Mayer's way. The second set was a slightly different story. It was still close until the latter stages of the set, but this time we had some break point chances. Unfortunately, Milos couldn't save the one he faced and was unable to convert against Mayer. The first serve for Raonic dropped off significantly in the second which ultimately allowed Mayer into more of his service games.

So the meeting with Nadal in the second round isn't going to happen. With Raonic taking the early exit from Rome, we'll have to wait until the French Open later this month before we see him in action again. Since his ranking will be around 24 (give or take), Raonic probably won't have to face a seeded player until perhaps the third round. Of course, we'll know for sure when the draw is announced on Friday, May 25.

A disappointing loss today to Mayer today, which I guess you could call an upset since he is ranked one spot lower than Raonic.

UPDATE: Milos is just one spot outside of the Top 20 at No.21 after the new rankings were calculated today, which is a new career high! He's just 10 points behind No.20 Stanislas Wawrinka. Raonic will be Top 20 (and beyond) in no time.

Bring on the French Open!

-multi

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TOM
May 25th, 2012 - 13:59

Thanks Robert

I feel Milos is ready to break through at RG plus Vasek played great against a top clay courter like Verdasco at Mary Cohr.
Hoping for a Canadian wave of winning next week both guys and gals.

Tom
TOM
May 24th, 2012 - 22:28

TOMASO Why wasn’t Raonic playing at Mary Cohr?

Tom
- Robert
  May 25th, 2012 - 05:06
  
  Tomaso will answer if he has the answer. I find those exhibitions useless, time-consuming and tiresome ! It is not the first time, Milos registers and pulls out. When on the spot of a tournament, he certainly discovers there are a number obligations he has to fulfill (media, sponsors, …), and prefers to keep time for training.
  Just now, Milos is ATP ranking 22. He has nothing to lose at the French Open, in terms of ranking. I really hope he does well in my country’s best tournament and gets a lot of support from the French public. He so much deserves it ! Allez Milos !
  - Tomaso
    May 26th, 2012 - 03:44
    
    Sorry, I have been looking, but have no more information. I can only guess, with Robert, that it is a matter of “priorities” with French Open coming up.
Tomaso
May 15th, 2012 - 21:34

Did I hear that Milos was not going to Halle, June 6-17? Not correct, anyway: >> http://www.gerryweber-open.de/gwo_en/Players/Single << Milos is there, and may be 8th seed. He has 45 points to defend there from last year, maybe this year can do better; though looking at other players, there will be no easy matches.
- Robert
  May 22nd, 2012 - 06:19
  
  Halle will be good training for Wimbledon, though I would have preferred Queens. Do you know if it is the same speed than Wimbledon or faster ? Milos will feel more at ease than on clay. Hope he does well on grass. I’d like him to win Newport and do pretty well elsewhere !
  - Tomaso
    May 22nd, 2012 - 13:57
    
    Check players: Halle will be more competitive than Queens! Also, good training: looks like Milos will play in Guinot – Mary Cohr “friendly” tournament in Paris, on same courts as Roland Garros. Milos plays Wawrinka Thursday, May 24. [On Canadian TV?] Milos is on Guinot team, with Llodra, Murray, Tsonga, Ferrero and Del Potro (replacing Monfils).
    >> http://guinotmarycohrmasters.com/#/joueurs <<
    - Tomaso
      May 22nd, 2012 - 19:08
      
      Correction? I see on the Guinot — Mary Cohr website Milos is now on “Green Team” (Mary Cohr) — same as Wawrinka — and now scheduled to play Verdasco on Thursday. We are seeing the tourney listed now on SportsNet 1 at 3am PST, May 23, 24, 25.
      >> http://guinotmarycohrmasters.com/#/infos <<
      - wacb
        May 22nd, 2012 - 23:52
        
        Thanks for letting us know it will be on Sportsnet, most probably would not have realized it was on Milos’ schedule this year.
      - Tomaso
        May 23rd, 2012 - 15:07
        
        More change! Milos has apparently withdrawn, replaced by Vasek Pospisil — good for Vasek anyway. Hopefully Milos is in good health, and we’ll see him next in Roland Garros — draw Friday.
Tomaso
May 13th, 2012 - 23:15

I followed the match online today; was extremely disappointed, and am now trying to be “philosophical” about the loss. Milos will of course have highs and lows. As fans we always hope for the highs — and we’ve had some great ones in the last few weeks, vs Ferrer and Federer, as well as Almagro and Murray — but there will be lows, as we had today. The bright side is that the highs keep getting higher, and so do the lows: Milos loses a fairly close to Florian Mayer, who beat Isner in Miami six weeks ago. Six months ago we would have seen today’s match as a “high”. I’m confident that Milos will continue to improve. As I write, I see this week’s [May 14] rankings are out, with Milos up to 21. “On contininue son petit bonhomme de chemin.” 🙂 As Milos under-performed today, he can perhaps over-perform at RG and/or Wimbledon; ATP#16 is still within reach in time for seeding for Olympics.
- Robert
  May 14th, 2012 - 09:06
  
  I didn’t watch the match, so forgive me if I am wrong. But I wonder if Milos didn’t find it difficul to adapt from fast court Madrid to slow court Roma ? He didn’t play well either at Monte Carlo, in a similar situation (switching from hard court to clay). I noticed that when things don’t go his way, Milos tends to get nervous and then even his serves are not as good. But then his reaction is of a champion. Look what he did in Barcelona. I look forward to that kind of reaction at The French Open, with, hopefully, a better draw ! Go Milos !
  - multiformous
    May 14th, 2012 - 10:22
    
    The match wasn’t streaming online anywhere so I couldn’t watch it either. But it is entirely possible that switching between the surfaces could have been a problem for Milos. The slower conditions takes the sting out of his serve and forehand, so he’s a little more vulnerable in those situations.
    
    The good news is that he’s got a lot of time to prepare for the French now and he’ll be able to make the necessary adjustments before the tournament. Perhaps it’ll be like the Monte Carlo – Barcelona turnaround where he had a tough early loss and then came back with a vengeance.
wacb
May 13th, 2012 - 21:57

Perhaps Milos should threaten to strike the tournament in Rome from his schedule if they don’t adopt the blue “smurf” clay!!!
- Robert
  May 14th, 2012 - 09:08
  
  I understand the humourist part of your statement. Milos, as Berdych, remained a true professionnal on all that fuss about blue clay. But, it is true it must very difficult to adapt in 3 days !