Category: Milos Raonic

Dimitrov seeing only positives in Australian Open loss

Grigor Dimitrov may have come up agonizingly short of making his first Grand Slam final, but he’s looking at the bright side. At 25, he’s reached the second major semifinal of his career, and he took Rafael Nadal to five sets – in nearly five hours – before finally losing 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-4 at the Australian Open.

Dimitrov seeing only positives in Australian Open loss

Grigor Dimitrov may have come up agonizingly short of making his first Grand Slam final, but he’s looking at the bright side. At 25, he’s reached the second major semifinal of his career, and he took Rafael Nadal to five sets – in nearly five hours – before finally losing 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-4 at the Australian Open.

Nadal wins, keeps prospects of Roger-Rafa final alive

Spain’s Rafael Nadal yells while playing Canada’s Milos Raonic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Spain’s Rafael Nadal throws a ball back to a ball boy during quarterfinal against Canada’s Milos Raonic at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.

Andy Murray not named in initial Great Britain Davis Cup team for Canada tie

Great Britain are set to be without Andy Murray for their Davis Cup clash with Canada next weekend after he was not named in the initial four-man team. Captain Leon Smith has not ruled out adding the world number one should he change his mind about playing in the World Group first-round tie in Ottawa, starting on February 3. “We will continue to speak with Andy in the coming days regarding his potential involvement and if he decides he would like to be part of the team then we can of course change the nominations as necessary,” said Smith.

The Latest: Pliskova into 4th round with win over Ostapenko

U.S. Open runner-up Karolina Pliskova rallied from 5-1 down in the third set to beat Jelena Ostapenko 4-6, 6-0, 10-8 and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time. She saved a match point before holding in the 12th game, prolonging the match for another six games until fifth-seeded Pliskova finally broke serve again.

Aus Open PIX: Raonic, Ferrer race into third round, Pliskova cruises

IMAGE: Canada’s Milos Raonic hits a shot during his men’s singles second round match against Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. Photograph: Issei Kato hird seed Milos Raonic continued his machine-like advance through the Australian Open on Thursday, easing past Gilles Muller 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to reach the third round.

Aus Open PIX: Raonic, Ferrer race into third round, Pliskova cruises

IMAGE: Canada’s Milos Raonic hits a shot during his men’s singles second round match against Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. Photograph: Issei Kato hird seed Milos Raonic continued his machine-like advance through the Australian Open on Thursday, easing past Gilles Muller 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to reach the third round.

Rafael Nadal eases past Florian Mayer at Australian Open

Rafael Nadal had to apologise for his Mallorcan time-keeping but there was nothing sloppy about the Spaniard’s tennis as he swept aside Florian Mayer to reach the Australian Open second round. After defeating Mayer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena, Nadal came into his press conference staring at his watch.

Dimitrov vs Nishikori in Brisbane; Murray-Djokovic face off in Doha

IMAGE: Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov reacts after winning his match against Canada’s Milos Raonic at the Brisbane International semi-final at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane on Saturday. Photograph: Steve Holland/Reuters ulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov upset top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada at the Brisbane International on Saturday to set up a title clash against Japan’s Kei Nishikori.

Raonic beats Nadal, keeps Brisbane title defence on track

Rafael Nadal was up a set and had a break point against defending champion Milos Raonic when he sent a forehand just wide. Raonic made the most of the reprieve, holding serve in that fifth game of the second set and then attacking Nadal’s serve in the eighth to swing the momentum his way in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal win Friday at the Brisbane International.

Raonic beats Nadal, keeps Brisbane title defense on track

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning a point in his quarterfinal match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning a point in his quarterfinal match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

Defending champion Raonic into Brisbane International QFs

” Defending champion Milos Raonic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International with 6-3, 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman on Thursday. The top-seeded Raonic, who had a first-round bye, fired 12 aces in the 70-minute, second-round match and had four service breaks, including three in the second set.

Roger Federer loses close match to Zverev at Hopman Cup

Roger Federer found himself overmatched _ just _ by a younger and stronger-serving opponent on Wednesday, losing 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 to 19-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Hopman Cup Roger Federer loses close match to Zverev at Hopman Cup Roger Federer found himself overmatched _ just _ by a younger and stronger-serving opponent on Wednesday, losing 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 to 19-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Hopman Cup Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2j39V5R FILE – In this July 8, 2016, file photo, Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Milos Raonic of Canada during their men’s semifinal singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.