Monfils Defeats Raonic / Monfils Vaincre Raonic

Written by: on 22nd October 2011
ATP Stockholm Open
Monfils Defeats Raonic / Monfils Vaincre Raonic

Gael Monfils of France returns the ball to Milos Raonic of Kanada during their semifinal match of the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament, in Stockholm, Sweden, on 22 October 2011. Monfils won the match in 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. EPA/FREDRIK SANDBERG * SWEDEN OUT *  |

MONFILS MOUNTS COMEBACK TO DEFEAT RAONIC IN STOCKHOLM

Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) found himself two games away from advancing to a second ATP World Tour final in 2011 on Saturday in the semifinals of the If Stockholm Open in Sweden, an ATP 250 event. That’s when his opponent, World No. 10 Gaël Monfils showcased all of his talent and skill to post a 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 comeback win.

Both players held six times in the opening set to force a tiebreak. Monfils jumped out to a 5-2 lead only to see Raonic erase the deficit and convert his second set point, after the Frenchman hit an impressive lob winner on his first chance, at 7-6 to take a one set lead. Raonic held a break lead at 4-3 in the second set when Monfils took his play to another level to reel off three straight games and send the match into a decisive third frame. Monfils broke for the third time in the match at 3-2 in the third and managed to hold his lead to advance to his second final of the season.

Raonic was playing his fourth ATP semifinal of the year and third on indoor hard courts. His eleven wins on the surface in 2011 is tops among all players on Tour. He also notched his 30th win of the season in Stockholm. The 20-year-old Canadian will play his next tournament in two weeks at the Valencia Open in Spain, an ATP 500 event.

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MONFILS REVIENT DE L’ARRIÈRE POUR VAINCRE RAONIC À STOCKHOLM

Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) est passé à deux jeux d’accéder à sa deuxième finale ATP de l’année, samedi, alors qu’il disputait la demi-finale de l’Open de Stockholm, une épreuve du Circuit 250 de l’ATP World Tour. Malheureusement, son adversaire, Gaël Monfils, dixième mondial, a choisi ce moment pour amorcer une remontée et s’envoler avec un gain de 6-7(6), 6-4 et 6-3.

Les deux joueurs ont conservé leur service six fois à la manche initiale, forçant ainsi la tenue d’un jeu décisif. Monfils a rapidement pris une avance de 5-2, mais Raonic a été en mesure de combler son déficit et de conclure sur sa deuxième balle de manche après qu’un magnifique lob du Français ait ruiné sa première chance. À 4-3 de la deuxième manche, Raonic possédait un bris d’avance, mais Monfils a haussé son jeu d’un cran et c’en était fait du Canadien. Monfils a ravi le service de Raonic pour la troisième fois du match à 3-2 de la manche décisive et c’est tout ce qu’il lui fallait pour confirmer son gain.

Raonic prenait part à sa quatrième demi-finale ATP de la saison et sa troisième en salle. En 2011, ses 11 victoires sur cette surface sont plus que tout autre joueur du circuit. Il a également signé son 30e gain de l’année à Stockholm. Le joueur de 20 ans participera à son prochain tournoi dans deux semaines dans le cadre de l’Open de Valence, en Espagne, une épreuve du Circuit 500 de l’ATP.








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