Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard Lead Canada’s Rogers Cup Hopes

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Published: August 4, 2014

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It’s fair to say that Canadians have good reason to be excited about their country’s future in tennis, heading into their home event on the ATP and WTA tours, the Rogers Cup.

On the ATP side, last week’s Citi Open in Washington proved that more than ever. In the first all-Canadian ATP final in history, 23-year-old Milos Raonic defeated countryman Vasek Pospisil, with the latter beating Tomas Berdych and Richard Gasquet along the way to the title decider.

In the women’s game, there’s only one lady who has reached the semi-finals of all three Grand Slams so far in 2014: 20-year-old Montreal-born Eugenie Bouchard.

Both Raonic and Bouchard are now in the top 10 of their respective tennis rankings and most spotlights will be focused on them, as they take to the courts of Toronto and Montreal respectively.

Milos Raonic lines up in his home state of Ontario off the back of claiming a sixth ATP title in the U.S. capital last week. He didn’t drop a set all week, with his first five winning sets, as typical, being tie-breaks, and he’s back up to his career high of No. 6.

Raonic told CBC:

I've always said that hard courts are, by far, my favourite and having done as well I did on clay and grass [this season], it got me really excited about this week [in Washington]. For that to be my showing right away this week was great.

The standard of opposition on the other side of the court will undoubtedly improve in the Masters event in Toronto. Raonic is penned-in to face fourth seed Berdych in the quarter finals and then potentially Roger Federer in the semis. The Canadian has big points to defend too, having reached the final in 2013.

His 2014 form thus far bodes well though for more hard-court success in the North American summer/early fall. He reached his first Slam quarter final on the red dirt of Roland Garros and then went a step ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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