Andy Roddick has shared why Milos Raonic is such a nightmare to play against following his win at Queen’s yesterday.
The Canadian player has been a finalist at Wimbledon before and yesterday he showcased why he’s so dangerous.
Great Britain star Cameron Norrie was the man despatched by Raonic as he smashed a world record 47 aces down.
The experienced player broke Ivo Karlovic’s record for the most aces in a best-of-three-sets match and now has Taylor Fritz in his sights.
Roddick was a player with a ferocious serve of his own and he’s now shared what makes Raonic so dangerous as a player.
What Andy Roddick said about Milos Raonic after impressive win
It’s not been a great few weeks for Norrie after he was dumped out in the first round at Roland Garros too.
It’s a real case of back to the drawing board for the Great Britain number two who did have a match point against Raonic yesterday.
Roddick was seriously impressed with the 33-year-old yesterday and raved about one aspect of his game after the win.
He told Tennis.com: “If he hits his spots… I’ve played Milos, and his serve is just an absolute nightmare to try to read.
“He hits all the corners off the same toss, impressive stuff and it’s a good win.”
Raonic will hope to stay fit for British summer season
With his booming serve, Raonic has always been suited to the grass season more than clay and hard courts.
The player reached the final of Wimbledon in 2016 but found Andy Murray inspired in the final, missing out on a maiden Grand Slam title.
Raonic has reached the semi-final in Australia and the quarter-final at Roland Garros during his career.
It’s on grass where he’s typically shone though and he will have some fond memories of playing at Wimbledon.
With Raonic in the later stages of his career, the challenge for him these days is to stay fit.
He was heavily strapped yesterday against Norrie and although he won, his fitness will likely dictate how far he goes at Queen’s.
Raonic is a lowly 186 in the world at the moment but if he can stay fit, he has the game to be a real threat to one of the seeds when the Wimbledon draw comes out.
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