Canada’s Milos Raonic falls to Mackenzie McDonald at National Bank Open
As he was eliminated in the round of 16 at the National Bank Open on Thursday, Milos Raonic wasn’t ready to confirm if this had been the last appearance in his hometown event.player from nearby Thornhill, Ont., of the ATP’s Canadian tournament that rotates annually between Toronto and Montreal. “I’ve just got to keep looking forward and keep it short-term.”
Canada’s former world No. 3, who has been back on the ATP Tour less than two months, was stringing together a feel-good week as he toppled the tournament’s ninth-seeded player, Frances Tiafoe, in a three-set thriller, then Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel in straight sets. Raonic was a wild-card entry in Toronto. He had not played in his hometown since 2018, enjoyed a warm welcome from the crowd, and was finally playing in front of his family again. It’s not far from where he picked up the sport when he was 8, with his dad Dusan feeding the ball machine at the Blackmore Tennis Club in Richmond Hill.
They waited in the wings for an hour and a half before resuming play. The sun returned, and so did McDonald’s serve, but Raonic didn’t look any more settled. Everything was going right for McDonald, who quickly seized the first set. “It was a tough match, I think just some sloppy mistakes,” Raonic said. “I think I missed three forehands in that first game, and then you start off that way, he gets comfortable. And I didn’t have that same kind of speed on the serve that I needed to.”Raonic is now seven matches – four of those victories – into his return after the lengthy hiatus. The return has spanned an ATP 250 event in the Netherlands, then Wimbledon and Toronto. He hopes to play the U.S Open.
“I think I can still play a very high level that isn’t very different from where I was,” he added. “I’ve just got to give myself a chance and take it one by one.”
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