Novak Djokovic wins estern & Southern Open Title

Novak Djokovic wins estern & Southern Open Title

Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the 2020 Western & Southern Open title.

Raonic rolled through the first set in 30 minutes. Djokovic made the most of his first break chance in the sixth game of the second set and then held twice to force a third set.

Raonic broke to lead the third set 2-0 when Djokovic sent a forehand long, but Djokovic broke back at love, Raonic netting a backhand on the final point, and broke again in the fifth game, seizing a 3-2 edge when the Canadian netted a forehand.

Djokovic held serve from there to claim the crown after two hours when Raonic netted a forehand.

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Djokovic vs Raonic at Western and Southern Open Final

Djokovic vs Raonic at Western and Southern Open Final

Novak Djokovic defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 and will face Milos Raonic, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 63, in the final of the Western & Southern Open in New York.

Nole struggled early with an apparent neck complaint and needed three hours and one minute to close the win.

"I don't know how I won it, to be honest. He was the better player." Djokovic said.

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Federer vs Thiem in Indian Wells final

Federer vs Thiem in Indian Wells final

Roger Federer will face Dominic Thiem for the 2019 Indian Welss title.

Federer advanced after Rafa Nadal withdrew due to injury while Thiem defeated Milos Raonic 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4.

Nadal couldn't take the court for the blockbuster semi-final with Swiss great Federer.

"I wanted to try my best to be competitive today," a dejected Nadal said. "I warmed up today in the morning, and I felt that my knee was not enough good to compete at the level that I need to compete, to play semi-finals match of this event."

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Raonic ends lucky loser’s run at Indian Wells

Raonic ends lucky loser’s run at Indian Wells

Milos Raonic defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 6-4 at the BNP Paribas Open and reached the semifinals.

Raonic fired 13 aces against no double faults in putting away Kecmanovic in 72 minutes.

“Even when I was hitting the spots, I wasn’t hitting them that well,” Raonic said of his serving. “I think that can get better.”

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Raonic rallies to reach Indian Wells fourth round

Raonic rallies to reach Indian Wells fourth round

Milos Raonic survived a scare from 217th-ranked qualifier Marcos Giron Monday, rallying in the third set for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory in the third round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters.

Giron, 25, looked set to claim the biggest win of a career that has been hindered by two hip operations when he took a 4-1 lead in the third set.

But Raonic called on all of his experience to turn things around against the American, who had never won two ATP Tour matches in a row until this week.

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Lucas Pouille reaches Australian Open semis

Lucas Pouille reaches Australian Open semis

Lucas Pouille reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time with a 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4 win over Milos Raonic.

Pouille entered the quarterfinal 0-3 against Raonic but targeted the big-serving Canadian's second serve and won points on 35 of the 62 he faced. Pouille also protected his serve, and was broken just once in the match.

He has been working for a couple of months with Amelie Mauresmo, who won two major titles as a player and had previously worked as Andy Murray's coach.

"She's the right state of mind. She knows everything about tennis. It's not about being a woman or a man. It doesn't matter," Pouille said in an on-court interview when asked about the rarity of a top-ranked male player working with a female coach. "You just have to know what you're doing - and she does."

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Raonic ends Zverev’s Aussie run

Raonic ends Zverev’s Aussie run

Alexander Zverev smashed his racket into the court eight times in frustration after he went 4-1 down in the second set against Milos Raonic.

By that time it was all but over as the big-serving Canadian rolled to a 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the fourth time.

Raonic dropped the opening game but then rebounded by winning the next eight.

Zverev held serve to end that streak, but was broken again two games later and that tipped him over.

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Video: Raonic beats Simon in R2 at the 2018 US Open

Video: Milos Raonic Hold Court vs. Gilles Simon, Advances to R3 at the 2018 US Open

Milos Raonic dispatched Gilles Simon in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

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Video: Milos Raonic beats Carlos Berlocq | 2018 US Open

Video: Milos Raonic beats Carlos Berlocq | 2018 US Open

Milos Raonic gets his #USOpen campaign off to a winning start. He defeats LL Carlos Berlocq 7-6(4),6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Video: A Night With Daniel Nestor

Video: A Night With Daniel Nestor

Watch as Novak Djokovic, Milos Raonic, John Isner and Vasek Pospisil join Daniel Nestor on stage to share memories and celebrate the Canadian's career on the ATP World Tour as he prepares for retirement.

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Video Highlights: Raonic and Coric andavnce in Toronto

Video Highlights: Raonic and Coric andavnce in Toronto

Watch Rogers Cup highlights as Milos Raonic sweeps David Goffin and Borna Coric sets a second-round matchup with countryman Marin Cilic.

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Video: Raonic Toronto 2018 interview

Video: Raonic Toronto 2018 interview

Milos Raonic details his excitement for the 2018 Rogers Cup, held in Toronto, the only place he grew up watching tennis as a fan.

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Video: Raonic Eager To Make Injuries A Thing Of The Past

Video: Raonic Eager To Make Injuries A Thing Of The Past

Milos Raonic, who is working with 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, discusses why he feels comfortable and in strong condition after injuries.

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Milos Raonic Wimbledon Quarter-final press conference

Milos Raonic Wimbledon Quarter-final press conference

Milos Raonic speaks to the media after his 6-7(5), 7-6(9), 6-4, 6-3 defeat against John Isner
Q. I don't know what to ask because it's pretty disappointing for you. When did you start feeling the thigh or whatever it was?
MILOS RAONIC: Service game and a half before I called for the trainer.

Q. What did it feel like?
MILOS RAONIC: It feels like a tear of the muscle. I don't know to what extent. That's sort of the sensation I had.

Q. Obviously pretty competitive match. We talked about the match before. A lot of service holds. Anything surprise you about this match, anything unexpected about how it played out?
MILOS RAONIC: No, I think it was pretty by the script. There wasn't many chances. As long as I could hold it, I tried to. Just sort of kept slipping away from me slowly.

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Video: Milos Raonic Wimbledon QF press conference

Video: Milos Raonic Wimbledon QF press conference

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Video: John Isner into first Wimbledon 2018 semis

Video: John Isner into first Wimbledon 2018 semis

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Milos Raonic Wimbledon Fourth round press conference

Milos Raonic Wimbledon Fourth round press conference

Milos Raonic speaks to the media after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 win against Mackenzie McDonald

Q. How do you rate that among the four matches you played here so far?
MILOS RAONIC: It's good. I was more aggressive. I led off sort of how I came back on Saturday to finish off that third match. I'm pretty happy with things.

I missed a few opportunities in the third set. Then I just sort of let up a little bit, and he played well in that tiebreaker. Other than that, it was a pretty clean match. I didn't face any breakpoints, I don't believe. I did a lot of things well.

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Video: Milos Raonic defeats Mackenzie McDonald | Wimbledon 2018

Video: Milos Raonic defeats Mackenzie McDonald | Wimbledon 2018

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Milos Raonic Wimbledon Second round press conference

Milos Raonic Wimbledon Second round press conference

Milos Raonic speaks to the media after his 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4) win against John Millman

Q. How would you describe this match? Three sets, but it was nothing easy?
MILOS RAONIC: Yeah, it wasn't. Yeah, for the first set and a half I didn't really create much, especially on his serve. I was fortunate to get through that tiebreaker on two well-played points.

And then I thought I started playing well midway through the second set. You know, I got stuck on that service game serving for the set with the sun in my eyes, but other than that, I think I beat him quite a few games to 30, had some opportunities that I just didn't make the most of.

But overall happy to be through and happy to be moving on.

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Milos Raonic Wimbledon First round press conference

Milos Raonic Wimbledon First round press conference

Milos Raonic speaks to the media after his 7-5, 6-0, 6-1 win over Liam Broady

Q. Did you expect to have such a good run after it was 5-5 in the first set?
MILOS RAONIC: You know, he hit a couple really good shots, made some impressive shots at the beginning, had that look at the beginning of I think my first return game. Didn't make the most of it, but yeah, I didn't think it was going to go that way that quickly after, but I'm glad it did.

Q. It was very high level from you.
MILOS RAONIC: Yeah, no, I did a lot of things well. Once I sort of -- obviously I expected to be tight the first set, go out there and didn't -- I needed a moment just to free up once I got that break. He got a little bit tight on that 5-All game or 5-6, and after that I freed up and I thought I played really well.

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