RAONIC BESTED BY DIMITROV AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN / RAONIC TRÉBUCHE FACE À DIMITROV AUX INTERNATIONAUX D’AUSTRALIE

Written by: on 18th January 2014
Tennis Australian Open 2014
RAONIC BESTED BY DIMITROV AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN / RAONIC TRÉBUCHE FACE À DIMITROV AUX INTERNATIONAUX D’AUSTRALIE

epa04027924 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria celebrates winning his match against Milos Raonic of Canada in round three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2014. EPA/JOE CASTRO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT  |

Montreal, January 18, 2014 – The much-anticipated third round match at the Australian Open between Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, two of the game’s rising stars, lived up to its billing on Saturday in Melbourne.

 

The match highlighted the two players’ contrasting styles. Dimitrov played a clean match, hitting 45 winners compared to just 13 unforced errors en route to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(10) victory to reach his first Grand Slam Round of 16. In the fourth set tiebreak, both players were at the top of their games and featured five match points for Dimitrov and two set points for Raonic.

 

Raonic was trying to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time in his career.

 

Eugenie Bouchard is now the lone Canadian still in contention in singles and she will play her fourth round match against Aussie Casey Dellacqua during Sunday’s night session at Rod Laver Arena.

 

Bouchard also advanced to the third round of women’s doubles on Saturday after she and her partner, Vera Dushevina of Russia, upset the tournament’s no. 11 seeds Anna-Lena Groenfeld and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-4, 7-5. For his part, Daniel Nestor remained undefeated in 2014 after he and Nenad Zimonjic defeated Marin Draganja and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-1 to reach round three.

 

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Montréal, le 18 janvier 2014 – Le duel tant attendu entre Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) et le Bulgare Grigor Dimitrov, deux des étoiles montantes du circuit masculin, a rempli ses promesses au troisième tour des Internationaux d’Australie, samedi.

 

Le match a été une démonstration des styles de jeux différents des deux protagonistes. Dimitrov a été plus régulier, produisant 45 coups gagnants et ne commettant que 13 fautes directes dans un gain de 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 et 7-6(10), ce qui lui permet d’atteindre ses premières huitièmes de finale d’une épreuve du Grand Chelem. Le jeu décisif de la quatrième manche a été fort relevé, cependant, Raonic a laissé filer deux chances de forcer la tenue d’une cinquième manche alors que Dimitrov concluait sur sa cinquième balle de match.

 

Raonic tentait d’accéder au quatrième tour à Melbourne pour la troisième fois de sa carrière.

 

Eugenie Bouchard est donc la seule Canadienne en lice en simple. Dimanche soir, elle disputera son match de quatrième tour face à l’Australienne Casey Dellacqua dans le Rod Laver Arena.

 

Bouchard a également atteint le troisième tour du double féminin aux côtés de la Russe Vera Dushevina, samedi. Pour ce faire, le tandem a surpris les 11es têtes de série Anna-Lena Groenfeld et Mirjana Lucic-Baroni en deux manches de 6-4 et 7-5. Quant à Daniel Nestor, il est toujours invaincu en 2014, ayant signé un gain de 7-5 et 6-1 avec son partenaire serbe Nenad Zimonjic face à Marin Draganja et à Mate Pavic pour accéder au troisième tour.

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