Raonic sweeps aside angry Zverev to reach Australian Open quarters

Mon, Jan 21, 2019 | By publisher


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BIG-serving Milos Raonic eased into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a surprisingly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) victory over frustrated fourth seed Alexander Zverev, who smashed his racket to a pulp as Monday’s match was slipping away.

The 21-year-old German was broken six times in the first two sets before the Canadian converted his fourth match point in a tight third set to seal the contest in less than two hours.

Zverev won the 2018 ATP Finals but has struggled at the Grand Slams.

After serving his fifth double-fault to cough up a second break in the second set, Zverev lost his temper and hammered his racquet into the ground until it was mangled.

The conduct earned him a code violation warning from the umpire.

The 28-year-old Raonic will face either Croatian 11th seed Borna Coric or Frenchman Lucas Pouille, who is seeded 28th, for a place in the semi-finals.

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– Jan. 21, 2019 @ 10:25 GMT |

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