Milos Raonic Starts 2012 With Confidence

Written by: Staff on 5th January 2012

Milos Raonic Starts 2012 With Confidence

Milos Raonic of Canada returns the ball to Victor Hanescu of Romania during their second round match of the Chennai Open 2012 tennis tournament in Chennai, India, 04 January 2012. Raonic won 6-1 and 6-4. EPA/NATHAN G |

Canadian Milos Raonic started his 20112 season in Chennai, his game bolstered by a breakthrough season in 2011 and hopes for even bigger success going forward. “I have such confidence in my game that I stick to the things that I do best,” said the

Montenegro-born 21-year-old ranked 31st. “That helps me get out of the tight moments.

“I’ve learned to accept things, to try to find a way to win. Every match you play, even if you’re not playing your best, if you’re playing the next match, you’re in the tournament. A lot of things came together, learning more about myself, trying to stay calm and collected.”

Raonic has been guided along the way by former Spanish player Galo Blanco. As a result, the Canadian has a training base in his mentor’s hometown of Barcelona and has a solid support setup in Spain.

The young talent is searching for a second ATP title after earning his first last year in San Jose, then losing the next week’s final in Memphis to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco.

“I worked on a lot of things but a big part of it was maturity,” said Raonic of his 2011.

“From a mental standpoint, it was just learning about my game, learning to think what I needed to do for my game to be effective. I now have the shots and the patterns I believe in the most when the pressure mounts.”

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