Raonic onto semis after straight-sets win in India
Posted January 6, 2012 10:40 am.
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Canadian Milos Raonic has reached the semifinals of his first tournament of the 2012 tennis season at the Aircel Chennai Open in India.
The 21-year-old Raonic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6(4), 6-3 on Friday to advance to his fifth career ATP semifinal. Raonic served 15 aces and saved three break points in the win.
In his four previous semifinal appearances, Raonic holds an even 2-2 record which includes wins at San Jose and Memphis in 2011.
In Saturday’s semifinals, Raonic — ranked No. 31 in the world — will meet the winner of the quarter-final contest between Nicolas Almagro of Spain and Japan’s Yuichi Sugita.
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