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1. Voo de Mar says:

   October 28, 2020 at 5:49 pm

   Points won directly behind the serve:
   41 % Raonic – 34 of 81
   41 % Verdasco – 28 of 68

   Prior to the 2011 season, the 20-year-old Raonic [84] was actually an anonymous player in the tennis world. Two tournaments (Australian Open, San Jose) quickly changed his status in men’s tennis. In those two events, he admittedly displayed a limited movement & poor returning, but also awesome serving & methodically efficient forehands. In San Jose he didn’t drop a set, even despite a 2:6* deficit in the tie-break vs Verdasco [9]. The only break point of the final occurred at 4-all in the 2nd set – Raonic responded with a service winner. Three days later Raonic will beat Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) in the first round in Memphis to reach another final which he loses in a tight battle to Andy Roddick.

   Raonic’s route to his maiden title (8th main-level event):
   1 Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-4
   2 James Blake 6-2, 7-6(4)
   Q Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 7-6(2)
   S Gael Monfils w/o
   W Fernando Verdasco 7-6(6), 7-6(5)

   # On Saturday (Monfils’ withdrawal), Raonic played an exhibition match against Ivo Karlovic losing it in two tie-breaks.

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