[130] (It was surpassed by both Ivo Karlović and Isner in 2015.
[52], Raonic ended the year at a career-high season-ending ranking of No. Roddick stated: "That's the best shot I've ever hit in my life, considering the circumstance. After the match, Raonic commented: "I've gone farther in a Slam than I have before and I've learned things even from this loss. [17] In his fourth tournament after turning professional, Raonic won the doubles title at the Men's Rimouski Challenger in November 2008, partnered with Pospisil. [124] His victory was hailed as "a career-defining win. Raonic first competed at a junior event sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in October 2003 at the age of 12. var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; In May, Raonic advanced to his second final of the season, losing to Marin Čilić in Istanbul.
[129] Raonic finished with a career-high total of 1107 aces in 2014. Although he reached two finals in 2017, it was the first time since 2011 that he failed to win at least one title. His career highlights include a Grand Slam final at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships; two Grand Slam semifinals at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Australian Open; and four ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals at the 2013 Canadian Open, 2014 Paris Masters, 2016 Indian Wells Masters, and the 2020 Cincinnati Masters. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. The more players that we can get to come, the more people we can get going to take tennis lessons. [146], In September, at the St. Petersburg Open, Raonic won his seventh singles title—and first in Europe—with a three-set victory over Sousa. [51] He received a wildcard to the qualifying tournament of the 2008 Canadian Open, but lost in the first round to Alexander Kudryavtsev.
"[247] In 2016, he added: "I am very systematic in how [I] need to go about things to bring out the best tennis for myself, and maybe that comes off as mechanical and robotic and those kind of things, but I don't know if I'd ever change that because I feel that's the way I get the best out of myself when it comes to my tennis.
He won his first-round match over Japan's Tatsuma Ito in straight sets. You have entered an incorrect email address!
[70] With his career-first victory over a top 10 player (Mikhail Youzhny) in the third round,[24] he became the first qualifier to make the fourth round of a major since Marcelo Filippini at the 1999 French Open.
At majors, Raonic has a 1–8 record against the Big Four, losing the first five matches in straight sets.
His overall winning percentage of 68.5% is one of the highest among currently active players. Even his second serve.
[84] On August 13, his world ranking was No. He lost to Djokovic in straight sets. [65] Toward the end of 2010, however, Niemeyer decided to travel less owing to "family considerations.
[177] Raonic suffered another injury, a quadriceps tear, during his quarterfinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Paris Masters and withdrew before his scheduled semifinal against Murray.
Raonic was the first Canadian male to reach the fourth round of the US Open since Laurendeau in 1988. However, only in his first match he lost to Corentin Moutet in straight sets. Just two weeks before school started, he consulted his parents about his plan to turn professional instead. [224][225][226] Sampras, Raonic's childhood idol, describes the Canadian's serve as "bigger than big. "[160], The adductor injury kept Raonic out of competition for six weeks, during which he withdrew from the Delray Beach Open and the Mexican Open, and Canada's Davis Cup clash with France. Of these, eleven played professional tennis before coaching (Guillaume Marx,[12] Frédéric Niemeyer,[13] Galo Blanco,[14] Ivan Ljubičić,[15] Carlos Moyá,[16] John McEnroe,[17] Richard Krajicek,[18] Mark Knowles,[19] Dušan Vemić[20] Goran Ivanišević[21] and Fabrice Santoro[22])while three are career coaches (Casey Curtis, Riccardo Piatti and Javier Piles). You feel it in front of you and you want to grab it. Active players are highlighted in bold. He defeated 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to reach his fourth Masters 1000 final. 4 Wawrinka in five sets, beating the 2014 champion for the first time in five meetings. [54] He added three more singles titles and five doubles titles at the ITF Futures level in 2009 and 2010.
In the fourth round, he faced fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. [12][13][14][15] Some consider Raonic's serve to be among the best of all time. Raonic found form at the 2020 Cincinnati Masters, where he defeated Sam Querrey, Daniel Evans, and a resurgent Andy Murray, all in straight sets. [56] In the second round, Raonic and Pospisil lost to reigning Wimbledon doubles champions Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner. 237 to No.
[170], With the transition to hard courts after Wimbledon, Raonic made the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, losing to Monfils,[171] before falling to Murray for the fifth time in 2016 in the Cincinnati Masters semifinal. [62] A third victory over Federer—in the 2016 Wimbledon semifinal—marked Raonic's first victory at a Grand Slam tournament against the Big Four. [251][262][263] Serena Williams described the sleeve as "super cool and different. 37), Raonic earned direct entry to Grand Slam tournaments and other ATP World Tour events for the first time. [179] He lost the semifinal match to Murray in 3 hours and 38 minutes, the longest match on the ATP Tour in 2016 and the longest match in World Tour Finals history. [158] He became the first Canadian man to reach the Australian Open semifinals. "[112], At Wimbledon, Raonic was again seeded eighth. [300] Karlović holds a 3–2 head-to-head advantage over Isner.
[306][307] Raonic and his parents are the three directors of the foundation,[303][304] which has partnered with ATP Aces for Charity. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. [52], Raonic reached his first ATP 1000 quarterfinals at back-to-back events in August, losing to John Isner at the Canadian Open and Stan Wawrinka at the Cincinnati Masters. 3, finishing the year behind only Murray and Djokovic. The match holds the records for the most games played in a best-of-three sets match (66 games) and the most games played in a single set (48 games) in Olympic history.
77 Teymuraz Gabashvili and No. Commenting on McEnroe joining Moyá and Piatti on his coaching team, Raonic said: "I was sort of just looking for another set of eyes to be a bit more efficient on grass" and he said it was about "generally improving. [221], Raonic will be making his World TeamTennis debut in 2020, and will be joining the Orange County Breakers when the WTT season begins July 12 at The Greenbrier. "[100] After beating Ernests Gulbis in the quarterfinals, Raonic defeated compatriot Pospisil in the semifinals. (Paris) Milos Raonic successfully completed the first round of the Paris Masters. Of the twenty-five sets they have played, ten have required a tiebreak. His loss to Wawrinka followed his victory over No. [107] In December, he hired Riccardo Piatti as a co-coach with Ljubičić. He replied: "Considering all the circumstances around it, I think this was the biggest win for me. [194] In June at the Stuttgart Open, he advanced to his first final in over a year, but was defeated by world No. [60] He lost to Federer in the semifinals. [182], At his first tournament of the season, the Brisbane International, Raonic reached the semifinals with wins over Diego Schwartzman and Rafael Nadal in the first two rounds. Having played in Halle in previous years, Raonic elected to play at the Queen's Club Championships for the first time. [168] Raonic then beat Querrey in the quarterfinals and Federer in the semifinals, marking Federer's first defeat in 11 Wimbledon semifinals. [48] He played his first professional circuit doubles match at the same tournament, partnered with Pospisil again. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. * Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Wimbledon Championships of the tournament was cancelled.
Raonic has a 30–65 (.316) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. [41] Later that year, he won the Prince Cup doubles title, partnering fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil for the first time at an ITF event. Best regards! 1 Carlos Moya to coaching staff", "Milos Raonic trims coaching staff, parts ways with Carlos Moya", "The odd couple: Combustible John McEnroe aims to help deeply rational Milos Raonic reach his potential", "John McEnroe and Milos Raonic end coaching partnership before US Open", "Milos Raonic parts ways with coach Richard Krajicek", "Milos Raonic adds Nestor's former partner Knowles to coaching team", "Tennis ATP:"Trainer-Casting": Raonic starts test phase with Ivanisevic in Indian Wells", "Milos Raonic splits with Goran Ivanisevic ahead of Indian Wells", "Milos Raonic credits spin-master coach Fabrice Santoro with upturn in form", "The Magician disappears as Raonic flies solo", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milos_Raonic_career_statistics&oldid=987512630, Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2019, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles containing potentially dated statements from February 2020, Davis Cup player template with ID not in Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Pacific Coast Championships, United States, This page was last edited on 7 November 2020, at 14:58. [122], Three years prior, in 2011, Raonic had set a personal goal of reaching the year-end ATP Finals, where only the top eight players earned a spot. Rafa 1000. [186] At Wimbledon, he made it to the quarterfinals but was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets. 24. [138] Ironically, Raonic's world ranking reached a new career-high of No. Five matches have required the maximum number of sets. This marked his first victory over a member of the Big Four. He is one of the most successful players in Canadian Davis Cup history, tied for the six most match wins overall and tied for third in singles match wins. [118] Raonic won the title in straight sets. 37 by the end of February. He lost in the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters to Nadal. [52] He reached the third round at both the Indian Wells Masters and the Monte-Carlo Masters. [196], Raonic started his 2020 at Qatar open in Doha where he was seeded 4th. [36] In November 2011, Raonic won an exhibition match against his childhood idol, Pete Sampras, which was dubbed "The Face Off. [258] The lifelong nature of this contract was described by Tennis Canada as "unique.
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