Davis Cup results from Montréal and Thailand Open next week… « Milos Raonic

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Davis Cup results from Montréal and Thailand Open next week…

DAVIS CUP and BKK — [Sept.17] All ended well in Montreal, despite disappointing attendance — what happened there, Montreal fans?? Did you not learn from us in Vancouver?? — and the doubles loss. I think Milos played well against a “risen to the occasion” Stoltz, and better against Van der Merwe. As usual Milos’ after-match comments were right-on, though I think he was a bit hard on himself in saying he “waited for Stolz to lose” — this was no Sam Querrey; Milos did not let Stolz into the match at any time. And once Milos was up a set-and-break against Van der Merwe it was nice to see him trying out some not-quite-match-ready shots and plays; that’s the time to do it!

But I’m glad that Milos is making “do not wait for the other guy to lose” a mantra; getting into that habit will hopefully pay off when he’s up against top-30 and top-10 players. And I’m guessing that Galo Blanco included that line in the copious notes he was taking during the Friday match. I did notice that Galo did not feel the need to take notes on Sunday: and just enjoyed the match, along with the rest of the team and with Canadian tennis fans.

Next up is Bangkok. Draw is not out yet, but I’m putting in my wish-list: I would like to see Milos play Tipsarevic, but in the FINAL; so hopefully Milos will be on Gasquet’s side of the draw; will be a test for Milos, but one I think he can pass. That will put Simon on Tipsarevic’s side; I think I would prefer to see Troicki and Verdasco on that side as well. Which would put either Chardy or Nieminen in Milos’ quarter. Players in the mix for second round [Milos will have a first-round bye] include Tomic, Dimitrov, Karlovic and Monfils. Personally I would prefer Karlovic, since a) he’s often compared to Milos as another “big server” and b) his current ATP ranking is 90.

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Alon
September 26th, 2012 - 17:46

I actually wished he’d play matsenovic, cause Karlovic (just like Raonic) is always a challenge to anyone. And also why i didn’t want karlovic to play raonic is because this year raonicn hadn’t had much success against big servers, such as Sam Querrey and John Isner. That being said, it should be a very intersting match to look up to.
Tomaso
September 22nd, 2012 - 18:02

[Sept.22] — Draw: pretty-much my wish-list! [ATP Rankings as of today]

“On paper” Milos meets:
1. Bye 2. M. Matosevic [60] 3. J. Nieminen [39] 4. R. Gasquet [14] 5. J.Tipsarevic [9]

Meanwhile, Gasquet has :
1. Bye 2. G. Dimitrov [59] 3. B. Tomic [42] 4. M. Raonic [15] 5. —-
Theoretically no tougher than Milos’ draw, but perhaps more interesting: three young bloods in a row.

And Tipsarevic meets:
1. Bye 2. R. Haase [49] 3. F. Verdasco [23] 4. G. Simon [20] 5. M. Raonic [15]

Watch out for “ringer” Kevin Anderson [35] to come through Qualifying and meet either R. Haase or G. Monfils or J. Nieminen or G. Dimitrov! (And of course Monfils is a bit of a ringer himself!)

A couple of other matches to watch:

Round 1: I. Karlovic [90] v. M. Matosevic [60]
Round 2: G. Monfils [44] v. V. Troicki [31]

Main draw first round begins Monday; Milos will play second round Wednesday or Thursday. [Meanwhile he and his team are getting some well-deserved R&R time at the tropical paradise of Koh Samui, a one-hour flight from Bangkok.] Looking forward to some exciting matches! Go Milos!
- Tomaso
  September 24th, 2012 - 19:20
  
  So K.Anderson has drawn G.Monfils in first round — G.Simon’s quarter.