Tennis News: Milos Raonic confirms participation at Atlanta Tennis Championships
World number 28, Milos Raonic of Canada had committed to compete in the second edition of the Atlanta Tennis Championships, due to be played from 18-24 July in Atlanta.
Tournament director Bob Bryant announced that the young Canadian has agreed to play at the ATP World Tour event that will open the Olympus US Open Series at the Racquet Club of the South.
“It is rare that a talent bursts upon the scene as quickly as Milos has. He’s jumped more than 120 ranking spots in less than four months. That’s such an incredible feat on the challenging and demanding ATP World Tour. We look
forward to Milos being a top player in a very competitive field,” told the tournament director Bryant.
The 20-year-old Canadian is the youngest player among the Top-30 men in world rankings and has made big name in no time.
Raonic got into the spot light this year after his brilliant performance at the Australian Open, where he made it to the fourth round. He then backed up his performance by winning his first ATP World Tour championship title at
San Jose to become the first Canadian in 16 years to win an ATP title. Raonic’s brilliance continued as he reached the final at Memphis the very next week but crumbled to Andy Roddick of the United States in an exciting three-setter.
The young Canadian has defeated some of the top class players this season, including the world number 10 Mardy Fish, 13th ranked Mikhail Youzhny and the world number 17 Fernando Verdasco. Raonic’s abilities are praised
by many and he is regarded to be among the brightest upcoming stars in the professional tennis.
It is only the second edition of the Atlanta Tennis Championships and Raonic’s participation in the tournament certainly makes the field more competitive. The Canadian will also be the hot favourite for winning the event as well
and is very eager to extend his title count at Atlanta.
“This will be my first time playing in Atlanta and I welcome the chance to play before the many enthusiastic tennis fans in Georgia,” said Raonic after announcing his commitment to play in the tournament.
The other players who committed to play in the ATP event include the top class Americans, Mardy Fish, John Isner and Sam Querrey. These three men have 12 ATP championship titles among them and with the inclusion of Raonic in the
draw, the tournament will sure to be an action packed one.
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