Tennis Dancevic’s Magic Makes the Davis Cup Difference Al Dannity February 4, 2013 Milos Raonic was the star but Al Dannity was mesmerised by the performance of Canada’s other singles player in a famous Davis Cup victory over Spain. The stars weren’t there but this was still a formidable Spanish line-up. The task was simple. Lean on Milos Raonic to win both of his singles rubbers and find...
Tennis Raonic Needs to Start Hotter in Round Two Down Under Al Dannity January 16, 2013 After dropping the opening set of the first major of the year, Milos Raonic eventually cruised to the second round of the Australian Open. Al Dannity breaks down the #13 seed’s performance and looks ahead to his second-round match-up with Lukas Rosol. It wasn’t pretty, well parts of it were, but at least Milos Raonic...
Tennis Performance Matters for Milos Raonic against Jan Hajek Al Dannity January 14, 2013 Canada’s Milos Raonic opens his Australian Open campaign in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Al Dannity looks at what the #13 seed needs to do to kick his season off. It’s been a rough start to 2013 for Milos Raonic. The Thornhill, Ont. player looked sluggish in his two warm-up tournaments for the Australian...
Tennis Davis Cup: Raonic Nets Canada World Group Spot Frank Doyle September 17, 2012 Canada Nails Down Spot in World Group Milos Raonic continues to lead Canadian tennis in the right direction. He put a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 beating on Izak van der Merwe on Sunday to help Canada secure a World Group spot. Canada finished off South Africa 4-1 in the Davis Cup playoff that began last week. Raonic...
Tennis Milos Raonic Leads Canada Against South Africa in Davis Cup Al Dannity September 13, 2012 A place in the World Group is at stake when Canada takes on South Africa in the Davis Cup. Having made the breakthrough in 2011, Canada’s future at the top of the tree rests on the shoulders of Milos Raonic. Al Dannity previews this weekend’s match. Back into national team action The last time Milos...
Tennis Raonic Ready for Murray Showdown Al Dannity September 3, 2012 After a shaky start to his U.S. Open campaign, Milos Raonic is back to his best ahead of fourth round clash with Olympic champion Andy Murray. Following Dale Perth’s assessment of Raonic’s performance so far, Al Dannity previews the huge match-up for Canada’s Number 1. Dust yourself off A year ago Milos Raonic would not...
Tennis Raonic Rounding Into Form at Eighth Grand Slam Event Dale Perth September 2, 2012 Even though it’s only his second trip to the U.S. Open, hard-hitting Milos Raonic isn’t letting the big stage throw him. The 21-year-old, ranked 16th in the world and seeded 15th at this tournament, is riding high on his massive serve. On Saturday, he beat American James Blake in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 and 7-6...
Tennis Raonic Powers Past Berdych in Cincinnati Al Dannity August 17, 2012 Canada’s Milos Raonic enjoyed on of the most significant wins of his career to date as he beat world number 7 Tomas Berdych to advance to the Quarter Finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Gritty Fightback The power behind Milos Raonic’s game brought him the first set on Thursday night but it...
Tennis Raonic Rebounds with Victory over Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati Al Dannity August 15, 2012 Milos Raonic put his disappointing Rogers Cup exit behind him in emphatic style by upsetting France’s Richard Gasquet. Al Dannity looks back on a big win for Canada’s number one and assesses Raonic’s prospects for the rest of the tournament. That was needed Milos Raonic felt the hangover of his epic Olympic clash with Jo-Wilfried...
Tennis Canada’s Milos Raonic Dealt Tough Olympic Draw Al Dannity July 27, 2012 Milos Raonic’s quest for a medal in London just got a whole lot harder after the draw for the Olympic Men’s Singles was made. Al Dannity looks at how the draw shapes up for Raonic and the rest of Canada’s Tennis hopefuls. A road best avoided The draw for the Olympics really couldn’t have gone...