{"id":2797,"date":"2013-09-30T22:11:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T01:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2013-10-07T20:19:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T23:19:40","slug":"tokyo-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/2013\/09\/30\/tokyo-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo 500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oct 6th: As JasonX noted below, Milos was the better player. He had better stats on the match (for the most part, there was that whole \"break points converted\" and mini-break points converted\" stat), playing very well, consistently, throughout. It's not too often someone goes an entire tournament without being broken until the last few minutes of the final... Either way, his play further confirmed that he belongs up there with the likes of Tsonga, del Potro, and the others who are biting at the heels of the top four.<\/p>\n<p>Del Potro defeats Raonic, 7-6(5), 7-5.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2815\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mils_v_DelpoJPG.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2815\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2815\" alt=\"Stats:  Milos vs DelPotro - Tokyo Final\" src=\"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mils_v_DelpoJPG-300x186.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mils_v_DelpoJPG-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mils_v_DelpoJPG.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stats: Milos vs DelPotro - Tokyo Final<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Smile boys! Juan Martin Del Potro and Milos Raonic strike a pose ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ATP&amp;src=hash\">#ATP<\/a> Tokyo final <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ln6RiFRw4M\">pic.twitter.com\/Ln6RiFRw4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TennisTV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/statuses\/386719694675120128\">October 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Milos Raonic loses in final of Japan Open - <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xIwRwo4MzH\">http:\/\/t.co\/xIwRwo4MzH<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gRVtB85nGh\">pic.twitter.com\/gRVtB85nGh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gullpress (@Gullpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gullpress\/statuses\/386905388622155778\">October 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oct 5th: In about 3 and a half hours Milos Raonic will take on Juan-Martin del Potro in the final in Tokyo. Their last meeting was the controversial Toronto match where Milos' foot touched the net before the second bounce on a big point, but Layani didn't see it. There was some backlash after the replay showed, with many thinking Milos should have called the fault on himself.<\/p>\n<p>Milos eventually won that hard court match, making it to the all-Canadian semi-final with Pospisil then to the Final with Nadal (another possible rematch, in Beijing next week).<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 4th: Semi-final tonight, Milos vs\u00a0 Ivan Dodig\u00a0on Sportsnet ONE 11pm ET, 8pm PT.\u00a0Dodig won their only two previous encounters: a 3-setter on clay in Barcelona in 2011, then on grass this year at Eastbourne; so he's shown that he can win, if Milos is not playing well. On the other hand, I think we have reason to anticipate that Dodig will be facing a new and improved Milos Raonic tonight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23RakutenOpen&amp;src=hash\">#RakutenOpen<\/a> Raonic quiere entrar al masters como sea, por eso no deja pasar ninguna bola <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Fh9F4eCiZ6\">pic.twitter.com\/Fh9F4eCiZ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 4superficies (@4superficies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4superficies\/statuses\/386108209720610817\">October 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ATP&amp;src=hash\">#ATP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Tokyo&amp;src=hash\">#Tokyo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23RakutenOpen&amp;src=hash\">#RakutenOpen<\/a>: # Milos Raonic ke semifinal, menang 63 63 atas Lukas Lacko. (Eurosport) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dtSrFWubbX\">pic.twitter.com\/dtSrFWubbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tennis Update INA (@TennisUpdateINA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisUpdateINA\/statuses\/386005892971237377\">October 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And how many pictures on my phone look like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Haven&#39;t we all tried to catch the serve on our phone cameras??? RT: &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superNICKELBACK\">@superNICKELBACK<\/a> RAONIC\u3055\u3093\u306e\u30b5\u30fc\u30d6\u306f219km\u3067\u307e\u3057\u305f <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gSRmkLTeRy\">pic.twitter.com\/gSRmkLTeRy<\/a>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MilosRaonic Fan Blog (@MilosRaonicBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilosRaonicBlog\/statuses\/386294772836470784\">October 5, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oct 2nd:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talk about a silver platter - here's a recap of the rest of today's action\/intel from Tokyo \u00e0 la Tomaso:<\/p>\n<p>Tsonga is out: lost to I.Dodig 6-4 7-6(5). Anderson is out: Lost to Lucky Loser Lukas Lacko, who replaced LLodra. Chardy squeaked by Chiudinelli in a 3rd set tiebreak 6-6(6). Bottom line: Milos not only is now the top-dog in his half of the draw, he's THE ONLY SEED LEFT! Next up: Chardy; after that QF - LL L.Lacko or Qualifier Roger-Vasselin; after that SF - Nieminen or Dodig. And after that, the Final. This is looking like a big opportunity. Let's go, Milos!!<\/p>\n<p>Also, here's Milos' post-win interview from the Thailand final:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Milos&#39; press conference after winning Thailand Open \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NS1t57rbFs\">http:\/\/t.co\/NS1t57rbFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ciera (@baby_federer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baby_federer\/statuses\/384298667559366656\">September 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oct 1st:<\/p>\n<p>Milos Raonic defeated Japanese wildcard Go Soeda 6-4, 7-6(0). Milos hit 24 aces (to Go's 3) and had a 95% first serves won percentage coupled with 61% on the second serve. Soeda did not have any break point opportunities and, as can be seen by the 2nd set tie-break score, it seems Milos had good control of the match.<\/p>\n<p>While this match was not televised or streamed anywhere, his next match should be. He should play on 4 Oct (the day session that day will start in the evening on 3 Oct, Eastern Time). Milos won the match in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon (about 12:30) before it even turned Wednesday, Eastern Time, in North America. Milos' opponent for 2nd rnd will be decided in a later match... del Potro is currently taking to the stage at centre court versus Carlos Berlocq.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>How do I know which one is Raonic or Soeda? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Tokyo&amp;src=hash\">#Tokyo<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/a5zdVW1lAB\">pic.twitter.com\/a5zdVW1lAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tennis Updates (@tennis_updates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tennis_updates\/statuses\/385242170648567810\">October 2, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here are pics of a lucky fan's souvenirs from Thailand:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Signature of u &gt;&gt; Milos Raonic in Thailand Open 2013. While I&#39;m waiting u go back. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milosraonic\">@milosraonic<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AxauPelxIu\">pic.twitter.com\/AxauPelxIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wipawan (@NuyIeie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NuyIeie\/statuses\/385030078037372929\">October 1, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sep 30th:<\/p>\n<p>Raonic will take on Japanese wildcard Go Soeda in the first round of the Rakuten Open (Japan Open Tennis Championships). He is not scheduled for tomorrow, 1 Oct, so he will play on 2 Oct (Wednesday). Japan Time is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time, so the day session on Wed starts 10pm on Tues Eastern Time...<\/p>\n<p>Milos has faced Soeda once before, in the semifinals of a Challenger event in Granby, Quebec, Canada, in 2010. Raonic won in 3 sets (3rd set was a tiebreak). Soeda, ranked 113 on the tour currently, will likely not be able to provide as much resistance this time around...<\/p>\n<p>Milos, in the bottom half of the draw of 32, would face either Jeremy Chardy or Marco Chiudinelli, the Swiss qualifier, in the 2nd round. Looking ahead, he'd likely meet Anderson in the QFs, then Tsonga (who beat Monfils today) in the SFs. First seed\/wildcard Juan-Martin del Potro heads up the top half of the draw, alongside Almoagro, Tipsarevic, and home-town favourite\/defending champion, Kei Nishikori.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-sig\">Posted by wacb from WordPress for BlackBerry.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 6th: As JasonX noted below, Milos was the better player. He had better stats on the match (for the most part, there was that whole &#8220;break points converted&#8221; and mini-break points converted&#8221; stat), playing very well, consistently, throughout. 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