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Aug/14
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Raonic Edges Hewitt at Citi Open
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Milos Raonic was pinpoint accurate especially with his serve, taking down Lleyton Hewitt 76 76.
Raonic blasted eight aces in the first two games, and eventually eighteen for the first set. After the match Raonic asked ATP stat maven Greg Sharko if it's a one-set ace record.
With less artillery but more savvy, Hewitt scrapped and hung in there and forced two tiebreaks but he faltered early in both, coughing up vital mini breaks with two makeable forehand misses in the second set tiebreak. The first one evoked a shriek "Noooooooo," from the still super feisty Aussie. Continue to read full article...