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Aussie Open Round 3 : Milos Raonic versus Phil Kohlscrieber, Court 3

Milos Raonic d. Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-4

Milos pounded 23 aces to take care of Kohlschreiber in straights in under 2 hours.

Here are some pics from Tom Tebbutt's blog (nice shot of Kohlschreiber's backhand):

TV coverage update 3:30 PM EST:

TSN Press Release: http://bit.ly/YduDDE

They say it's TSN2, as early as 11PM EST.  I think it'll be later by the time they get around to it, but at least we know which channel it will be on.  Milos' match is the last match on Court 3 for the Saturday, Day 6, session at Australian Open 2013.

TV coverage update 10 AM EST:

TSN staff say that the Raonic/Kohlschrieber match will be on TV tonight, "live on TSN". They did not estimate the time it would start, and their schedule just lists TSN2 as having Aussie Open coverage around the time of the matches this evening and into the wee hours of the morning. I'm sticking with my original guess of 1 AM and I suspect it will be TSN2 where we see the coverage. By the way, Kohlschrieber is ranked 19th in the world, not 17th as it says in the TSN article (he is seeded 17th in the tournament).

Timings/Coverage:

Milos is up against Kohlschrieber at the Australian Open, probably some time around 1 AM EST, on Court 3. It's a televised court, so hopefully it will be covered either on TSN's channels or streaming on their website.  When we know for sure we'll post an update/comment here.

The matches on court 3 start tonight at 7PM EST, and I'm assuming 1.5 hrs per doubles match, and 3 hours for the singles match to come to the 1 AM estimate.

Opponent: Phillip Kohlschrieber

Phil Kohlschrieber, of Germany, is 5'10", 154lbs (much smaller than Raonic) and is currently ranked # 19 at 29 years old.  He has a few tricks up his sleeve and great finesse on the ball that could make things difficult for Raonic.  I like watching his backhand, personally.

Kohlschrieber has not faced Raonic yet.  Most recently, he contested the final in Auckland against David Ferrer and lost.  He went down in the first set to a tiebreak, but was unable to keep it up in the second set and lost it 1-6, down in straight sets.  Kohlschrieber's matches so far at the Aussie Open have been wins in straight sets versus Steve Darcis and Amir Weintraub in the first and second rounds, respectively.

Phillip Kohlschrieber's been on a roll lately, this promises to be a great match.

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