{"id":2836,"date":"2013-10-26T12:29:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/?p=2836"},"modified":"2013-11-02T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T21:12:15","slug":"paris-1000-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/milosraonic.ca\/blog\/2013\/10\/26\/paris-1000-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris 1000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Update, 31 Oct:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Milos goes down in straights- a tight first set and subsequent tie-break: Berdych wins 7-6(13), 6-4. I didn't see it, but Kyle has commented that he \"imploded\", must have been near the end of the second set. Anyone have anything to add?<\/p>\n<p>All in all, Milos had a good run near the end of the season, but probably bit off more than he could chew in retrospect. His last ditch effort to make the tour finals was unsuccessful after all, but man did he try.<\/p>\n<p>In the match today he had 18 aces but 5 fouble faults. In the first set he saw 3 break points and faced none himself. He was unable to convert. He did not have a chance to break in the second set, but Berdych converted one of his total of 3 chances. While his first serve % was 68% in the first set, it dropped below 50% in the second set...<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to 2014!<\/p>\n<p>Tebbutt's take: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenniscanada.com\/index.php?title=TEBBUTT:-RAONIC-OUT-IN-PARIS&amp;pid=5112\">http:\/\/www.tenniscanada.com\/index.php?title=TEBBUTT:-RAONIC-OUT-IN-PARIS&amp;pid=5112<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Nice pic of Milos at net with Berdych at end, and good details about Milos' \"underhand ace\" to finish the match with Haase.]<\/p>\n<p><b>Hallowe'en schedule!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 3rd round match between Milos Raonic vs. Thomas Berdych will take place on Court 1, not before 4:30pm local (11:30am Eastern). As the Frenchmen and top-4 clog up Centre Stage, top-10ers like Raonic, Berdych and del Po are relegated to Court 1 for the day (though Almagro\/Wawrinka did break that mold- they played first on Centre Court today, with Wawrinka winning 6-3, 6-2).<\/p>\n<p>Update: October 30th:<\/p>\n<p>Milos wins 6-3, 6-4. Gotta like how Haase was only able to win 3% (1\/31) first serve pts. He won 6 of Milos' 16 second serve pts. Robin Haase had no break point opportunities while Raonic was able to break twice in five total chances. Total points were 58-41 for Milos Raonic.<\/p>\n<p>Update, 29 Oct:<\/p>\n<p>Milos is up versus Robin Haase not before 8:30pm local, or 3:30pm Eastern. He's following Federer (not before 7:30pm), the Main Event on Court Central - it's as if they were thinking about us Canadians at home when they scheduled it : ). Hopefully folks don't have to work late tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><b>Tues, Oct 29:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Update: Pospisil gets a break. He just started against Andujar after Monfils was forced to withdraw after suffering an injury during practice yesterday. Full, long article here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisearth.com\/m\/news\/tennisNews\/Vasek-Pospisil-vs-Pablo-Andujar-2013-Paris-Masters-Round-1-Preview-869854.htm\">http:\/\/www.tennisearth.com\/m\/news\/tennisNews\/Vasek-Pospisil-vs-Pablo-Andujar-2013-Paris-Masters-Round-1-Preview-869854.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday, October 28th:<\/p>\n<p>Pospisil is up tomorrow (Tuesday) against Monfils on Centre Court. Raonic is not scheduled, but Djokovic is up as the final match on Centre Court so the 2nd round is starting tomorrow... Milos'll probably play on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pospisil's match is 2nd up on the main court, starting around 1pm local (8am Eastern).<\/p>\n<p>Sat, Oct 26th:<\/p>\n<p>#ANYTHINGisPOSPISIL<\/p>\n<p>Vashy is up against Feds now in Basel semi. Down a break in the 1st set, and potentially about to go down another... [...but the match <strong>did<\/strong> not continue on in its FedEXpected way; see Comments for more.]<\/p>\n<p>From Sam yesterday:<\/p>\n<p>\"Paris draw has been announced. Only way for Milos to make the World Tour finals without someone else withdrawing is to make the finals and get a little help with 2 of Gasquet, Tsonga, Wawrinka and Federer not going deep into the tournament. His draw is ideal in my opinion. First Round bye, second round istomin\/qualifier, third round berdych\/pospisil\/monfils, quarters ferrer\/simon, semis nadal\/tsonga<\/p>\n<p>Berdych is a guy that Milos has been able to beat, Ferrer I believe is the most beatable on this surface out of the top 4 seeds, and Nadal typically has not been as dominant at the end of season tournaments. Obviously a tough ask to make the final but a good season none the less particularly the second half.<\/p>\n<p>As for Pospisil, who's made the semis this week in Basel, he gets a tough first round opponent in Monfils and should he get through that a rematch of his big Rogers Cup victory over Berdych. I would love to see a Milos\/Vasek R16 showdown to finish one of their seasons off in Paris, but of course Vasek has Federer to worry about tomorrow first.\"<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-sig\">Posted by wacb from WordPress for BlackBerry.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update, 31 Oct: Milos goes down in straights- a tight first set and subsequent tie-break: Berdych wins 7-6(13), 6-4. I didn&#8217;t see it, but Kyle has commented that he &#8220;imploded&#8221;, must have been near the end of the second set. Anyone have anything to add? 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