Veteran Canadian Raonic fired 25 aces in victory over Bautista Agut at the Libema Open

Of The Canadian Press

June 13, 2024 | 13:05

Veteran Canadian Milos Raonic advanced to the men’s quarter-finals at the Libema Open on Thursday with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday.

The 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., fired 25 aces, winning 78 per cent of his total service points. He didn’t save the only break point he faced, but broke Bautista Agut three times on four occasions.

Raonic improved to 6-0 in his career against Bautista Agut, although it was the first meeting between the veterans since 2017.

Raonic will play top seed Alex de Minaur of Australia on Friday at the ATP 250 event in s’Hertogenbosch, Holland. De Minaur is 2-0 against Raonic, including in the first round of this year’s Australian Open when Raonic withdrew due to injury.