{"id":4646,"date":"2018-08-30T04:56:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T04:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2018-08-30T04:56:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T04:56:58","slug":"milos-raonic-advances-to-third-round-of-the-u-s-open-after-defeating-gilles-simon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/milos-raonic-advances-to-third-round-of-the-u-s-open-after-defeating-gilles-simon","title":{"rendered":"Milos Raonic Advances to Third round of the U.S. Open after Defeating Gilles Simon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milos Raonic returns serve during round two play at the U.S. Open on Wednesday in New York<\/p><\/div>\n

Milos Raonic was energised going into round two on Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Looking at the scorecard, it is clear that Raonic brought his \u201cA\u201d game as he set his sights on defeating Gilles Simon.<\/p>\n

Raonic did exactly that eliminating Simon in three back-to-back sets. In his first round match against Carlos Berlocq, Raonic struggled with being consistent. However, that was not the case as the No. 25 seeded Canadian player won 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4 on what was a humid and hot day at Flushing Meadows. Commenting, Raonic, who is originally from Thornhill, Ont., said,<\/p>\n

“Overall, I did things well and took care of my serve. I was a lot more disciplined with myself. I wasn\u2019t going up and down in the match like I did my previous one. Overall, I\u2019m happy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Raonic broke Simon\u2019s serve three times, served seventeen aces and improved his stats against Simon to 5-1. Three of those victories came on a hardcourt surface, and for tennis punters, this is important information to consider as the third round, quarter, and semifinals and finals come into play. Sports betting sites such as our recommended Canadian favourite, 888Sport,<\/a> has favourable odds for the U.S. Open as third round action at Flushing Meadows gets underway.<\/p>\n

In post-match interviews, Milos Raonic<\/a> stated that Simon does an excellent job at putting you off your rhythm. He added that,<\/p>\n

“He plays very slow, sort of gets you to slow down your intentions and will sort of surprise you by taking the ball early. So I was happy that I was able to, in those important moments, just, you know, be patient and sort of trust my legs that I would be able to hold on, just to keep that pressure on him.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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