After a damaged Achilles tendon left him limping away from tennis in 2021, Raonic returned to Wimbledon Wednesday with some of his old magic
Court 16 at Wimbledon lies in the shadows of the championship’s famed Centre Court, and it’s usually reserved for the game’s lesser lights. It’s not where you’d expect to find a former Wimbledon finalist and one-time World No. 3 duking it out in front of a few hundred spectators and the odd passerby who cared to stop and watch.
A damaged Achilles tendon shut him down in 2021 and he limped away from the sport vowing never to return. He cut himself off from the game and refused to watch matches on television or talk about tennis with his family, his friends, or his agent. It was only by chance during a stay in the Bahamas last year that he felt the urge to pick up a racket again. He passed a tennis court every day on his way to the gym. Finally, he stopped and thought about hitting a ball or two, but even warming up felt painful.
He started training in earnest earlier this year and faced a string of setbacks. The return seemed out of reach until he entered a Wimbledon tune up event in the Netherlands in June. He defeated Miomir Kecmanovic, a top 50 player, with relative ease: 6-3, 6-4. But he had to drop out of his next match because of a sore shoulder.His initial challenge in London was the weather. Rain delayed his first-round match against Mr. Novak by a full day.
There were miscues, missed chances and plenty of mistakes, including 37 unforced errors. But for only his second game in two years, Mr. Raonic left the court happy. “I think I did a lot of things well,” he said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Milos Raonic a winner in Grand Slam return, beats Dennis Novak in Wimbledon openerMilos Raonic fired 28 aces in his first match at a tennis major since losing to Novak Djokovic in the round of 16 at the 2021 Australian Open
Read more »
Canada's Milos Raonic a winner in Grand Slam return, beats Dennis Novak in Wimbledon openerMilos Raonic made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis on Wednesday with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Austria's Dennis Novak in first-round action at Wimbledon.
Read more »
Raonic full of ‘good emotions’ following triumphant return to WimbledonMilos Raonic made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis Wednesday with a victory over Austria's Dennis Novak in the first-round at Wimbledon. After the win, Raonic joined TSN’s Mark Masters to discuss his emotions following his first match at the All England Club since 2019. The Canadian also admits that while some of experiences were different, he is happy and has found himself back in the old routine of preparing for the next match.
Read more »
Evening Update: Ottawa suspends advertising on Facebook, Instagram over Bill C-18 standoffAlso in the news today, Canada’s Milos Raonic is a winner in his Grand Slam return at Wimbledon
Read more »
Waiting game continues for several Canadian players at rainy WimbledonMilos Raonic, Rebecca Marino and Bianca Andreescu had their respective first-round matches pushed back to Wednesday
Read more »
Alcaraz starts his Wimbledon with a straight-set win, defending champion Rybakina beats RogersIn only his third Wimbledon tournament, Carlos Alcaraz is already one of the main men to beat.
Read more »