Milos Raonic defeated Dudi Sela 7-6
6-3 to storm into the semi-final of Aircel Chennai Open on Friday, January 06,
2012. He had a minor hiccup while serving for the match at 5-2 when he served a
double fault at 15-30. However, he served a second service ace at 30-40. The
first serve itself was on the line, but Raonic did not utilize his challenge. Thereafter
he served well on both points following the deuce and did not need a second
match point. He will play the winner of the quarter-final between Yuichi Sugita
and Nicolas Almagro.
It was not as easy a match as
against Victor Hanescu whom he beat in the previous round. Dudi Sela played a patient
game, not aspiring to do too much from his side. Raonic appeared to be making
more unforced errors than in the previous match. The first break of the serve
came as late as in the sixth game of the second set. Raonic has a certain
maturity where he maintains his composure throughout the match. He did not
panic when Sela had a set point in the first set. In the second set, as soon as
the break came his way, he was a picture of confidence. Serving around 200 kmph
on first serve, he made Sela to remain on back foot throughout. He served 15
aces in the 22 games played.
Milos Raonic appears to be the man
to beat in the Chennai Open.
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