Milos Raonic News

With Wednesday’s rain forcing a multitude of cancellations, Thursday was a lot more action-packed. The mass exodus of seeded players that occurred in round one was not present yesterday.

Melbourne - Canada's Milos Raonic, world tennis Newcomer of the Year for 2011, withdrew from Australia's Kooyong Classic after a first-round loss (due to illness) in 2012, so, invited to return in 2013, he had something to prove. He didn't and did.

Toronto - On Thursday night, rising Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic took to the court against his idol Pete Sampras in a an exhibition event called “The Faceoff – Hero vs. Prodigy.”

Toronto - Contrary to what some recent media coverage would suggest, Milos Raonic’s rise has not breathed life into Canada’s passion for tennis.