After a big run last week at the U.S. Open venue, Milos Raonic's hopes of doing the same thing at the actual Grand Slam were dashed by a fellow Canadian.
Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil upset the No. 25 seed from Thornhill, Ont., 6-7 , 6-3, 7-6 , 6-3 in a second-round match on Thursday.
Pospisil, ranked 93rd in the world, will play in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time. He'll face No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain. While Raonic is known for having one of the best serves in tennis, Pospisil was right there with him on Thursday. Both players won 82 per cent of points when they got their first serve in.The lifetime series on the top tour is now tied at 2-2.
"She's top five for a reason," Fernandez said. "She puts a lot of balls back in and she played a great match today, but honestly I didn't play well. I made too many mistakes. Kenin then took charge in the second set, breaking Fernandez to take a 2-1 lead before finishing off the Canadian with another service break.
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