Oct. 17th:<\/p>\n
Next up for Milos will be QF vs\u00a0Benoit Paire, \"not before 6:30pm\" local time tomorrow; i.e. approx. 12:30 noon ET, 9:30 PT.\u00a0 [UPDATE:\u00a0Looks\u00a0like it will be on Sportsnet:\u00a0on the live-schedule, e.g. for taping\/viewing, not\u00a0on web.]\u00a0Paire\u00a0 is currently ranked #25, near his career high of #24, and\u00a0has had a couple of notable upsets in the last six months (Wawrinka and Simon) but has\u00a0lost a half-dozen times to players ranked #50+.\u00a0 Oddsmakers favour Milos at about 4 to 1; but Paire can be dangerous. Head-to-head: http:\/\/www.atpworldtour.com\/Players\/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=PD31&oId=R975<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <<<\/p>\n Oct 16th:<\/p>\n [From Daniel:\u00a0 Raonic d Johansson 6-2 7-6(3)]\u00a0 More decisive than the score might appear:\u00a0 Milos faced no break points, had 7 break points in the second set (five in the fourth game!) but was just not able to convert. A serving duel, which Milos won without really being challenged.\u00a0 >> http:\/\/www.tenniscanada.com\/index.php?title=RAONIC-REACHES-QUARTER-FINALS-AT-STOCKHOLM&pid=5074<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <<<\/p>\n ---<\/p>\n Raonic vs. Johansson will be \"no later than\" 8pm tomorrow (Thursday) in Stockholm, Sweden. (2pm Eastern EDT Time, 3:30pm in Newfoundland - they're 6 hours ahead of Toronto\/Montr\u00e9al time)<\/p>\n Obviously no previous matches between these two, their careers haven't overlapped until this return to the ATP tour for Johansson, the former top-10 Swedish tennis pro.<\/p>\n Funny article from Sportsnet: \"Raonic could upset at ATP Tour world (sic) finals\", Oct 14th:<\/p>\n \"...guys like Nadal and Djokovic will be shaking in their boots if they are drawn against Milos and his gargantuan serve indoors.\". --http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/tennis\/raonic-could-upset-at-atp-tour-world-finals\/<\/a><\/p>\n Oct 15th:<\/p>\n Looks like Alejandro Falla will face Swedish qualifier Joachim Johansson for the chance to face Milos Raonic in the 2nd rnd.<\/p>\n It would be interesting if Milos were to face Johansson, who is making a \u201cone-off\u201d return to tennis for this tournament in his home country. Johansson made it as high as #9 in the world in early 2005 after making it to the SF of the US Open in 2004. He retired from Tennis a few years later, in early 2008, due to a nagging shoulder injury.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more interesting still is the playing style (from Wikipedia): \u201cHe held the record for most aces served in one match as he aced Andre Agassi 51 times in the 4th round of the 2005 Australian Open (though he still lost the match in four sets). In the post-match press conference, Johansson said he felt he could have served better.\u201d<\/p>\n