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San Jose 250 — Update

Milos Raonic def. Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3

Milos has won San Jose in its final installment, his 3rd in a row at the ATP 250 event. He never looked to be in trouble during the match with Haas, putting together a solid win in a match where he seemed the easy favourite (this is starting to become the norm...).

Milos will Play in Memphis next, a tournament where he's also had great success in the past (made the finals in the past 2 years). The indoor hard-court surfaces are an obvious advantage for Milos given his strengths. Looking forward to another good showing from him!

Update: Milos into the final, and a chance for  threepeat

Milos Raonic defeated Sam Querry 6-4, 6-2 yesterday.  The match happened a little earlier than expected due to a schedule change required due to ATP rules regarding singles / doubles match timings and mandatory minimum rest.  Milos should be well rested in any case for his match today versus Tommy Haas today.  If he wins, it's a historic three SAP Open Titles in a row for Raonic, which would include the final running of this ATP 250 event in San Jose.  Too bad, this tournament is an important part of Milos' history in the sport, being his first title and all that...

Milos has never played Tommy Haas, who also defeated a home-country favourite, John Isner, in his semi-final bout.  Both look to be in top form for their match to be played no earlier than 3 PM Pacific Time (6 PM ET, Feb 17th).  Sportsnet ONE will be airing it live, but you can probably also catch it streaming here if you don't have access to cable TV < http://www.sapopentennis.com/matchcenter.asp >.

Have a look at the article written by Jonathan Okanes for SAPOpenTennis.com here < http://www.sapopentennis.com/news/News.asp?story_id=536 > which includes this interesting factoid:

Raonic has won 104 of 106 service games lifetime at the SAP Open.  -- from SAPOpenTennis.com

As the Canadian Press article notes, Milos has won 31 of 31 service games in this tournament so far... looking good!  < http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/story/2013/02/16/sp-raonic-sap.html >

Update:

Milos is into the semi-finals in San Jose, defeating Istomin 7-6 (0), 6-3.  He will face either Sam Querry or Alejandro Falla tomorrow (Saturday) as he continues his run to threepeat at the SAP Open.

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The very last running of this event is now underway, with Milos attempting a three-peat, after winning in 2011 and 2012.  But to get there he will likely need to beat Denis Istomin, Sam Querrey and John Isner. Milos' first match will be Thursday, Feb. 14 at 7pm Pacific Time. Unlikely we'll see it on TV, but we can watch it online at the excellent SAP Open site:    http://www.sapopentennis.com/matchcenter.asp   -- complete with play-by-play, virtual replay and great stats.

Looks like Sportsnet ONE will be carrying the Semi-Final and Final matches, Saturday and Sunday, Feb.16 and 17.

We should also be watching out for Milos' Canadian team-mates Jesse Levine and Vasek Pospisil, who both defeated their first-round opponents in convincing straight sets.

Milos on ABC7  >> http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8989279  << ...and in conversation with Gian Gomeshi >>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pruT0GWQwnE&feature=youtu.be  <<        

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  1. J
    February 18th, 2013 - 03:17

    Congrats to Milos! He’s really improved on his ROS, footwork and groundstrokes this year. Nice to see him getting back into form after the foot injury.

  2. TOM
    February 17th, 2013 - 22:00

    Kudos to Milos for the win 3 times in a row.Notice I didn’t say ***Peat.
    His game is really getting into a groove.Especially with that new backhand weapon.

  3. TOM
    February 16th, 2013 - 21:25

    Great exhibition of Power Tennis by Milos.
    At that level he is what you say”IN THE ZONE”
    If Milos brings todays game tomorrow poor Mr Haas

    • Daniel
      February 17th, 2013 - 13:09

      I trend to disagree a little bit. Milos needs to be careful. Haas is a much better Returner compared to the Opposition Milos faced this week. Haas is also a good mover too.

      • wacb
        February 17th, 2013 - 17:58

        Yeah, the good returners/good movers are trouble for Milos. Just look at how much more difficult someone like Ferrer is for him compared to even Federer…

        It will be a good match, still consider Milos a big favourite despite the above.

  4. TOM
    February 16th, 2013 - 01:11

    Milos is on a Roll. 2 to go.
    Gets tougher from here to finish line.
    A good test for his mental focus that Milos will need to Threepeat.

    • wacb
      February 16th, 2013 - 12:08

      Every time I hear “threepeat” it reminds of Bill Swarski’s superfans skit from Saturday Night Live where Michael Jordan is the guest and they talk about how many times he’ll defend some title… “…how many times?”

  5. wacb
    February 16th, 2013 - 00:58

    CBC is great. I love listening to/watching interviews by Strombeshi. Always thoughtful questions.

  6. Daniel
    February 15th, 2013 - 20:01

    For all intends and purposes I believe that the Canada/Italy DC Tie will be held in Calgary. And there is a ton of good reasons to go there.

    a) Canada is 5-zip at the Stampede Coral.
    b) Calgary is rougly 1000 Meters above sea level which should give Milos an even bigger advantage with his Serve because the balls will fly quicker.
    c) If it would be Vancouver again they would’ve already announced it.

    Look, the Americans did the same thing. They’re playing in Boise, Idaho which is rougly 700 Meters above sea level to diminsh Djokovics Return Game.

    We should do the same IMO.

  7. TOM
    February 15th, 2013 - 02:59

    Thanks guys for the info.
    It’s my back yard and I should know what’s happening if I only read the paper.
    Anyways last Canadian standing in San Jose is Milos Surprise Surprise.
    Vasek gave it a good run though.
    Where is Frankie?

    • wacb
      February 15th, 2013 - 09:13

      Don’t know. He had a good run last week, beating Davis Cup teammates Pospisil and Levine in the Dallas challenger en route to a semi-final loss. Maybe he took the week off?

  8. TOM
    February 13th, 2013 - 18:40

    What about Winnipeg for DC against Italy?
    Presold lots of tickets for Spain to demonstrate support.
    As for San Jose lets not brush aside Pospisil against Isner.Vasek beat him in their one and only meeting head to head in 2011.
    Go Jesse and Vasek and Milos.
    Eric just about made it into the draw getting to the qualifying finals.
    Canadian Tennis Rocks.
    Can you say “An all Canadian Final”?

  9. Daniel
    February 13th, 2013 - 13:06

    Some Imporant News this week:

    At some Point during the week “Tennis Canada” will name the Venue for the Davis Cup Quarterfinal Tie against Italy. The Venue must be submitted to the ITF by February 18th (Monday).

    Rumors are that that either Vancouver again or Calgary will be chosen.


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