Raonic, Coric Advance In Madrid

Milos Raonic pushed through against an aggressive Alexandr Dolgopolov to make the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. The Canadian hit 17 aces and erased all four break points to win 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 in two hours. In the final set, Raonic earned two of his three breaks against the Ukrainian.

The No. 11 seed now leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-1. Raonic is trying to surpass his quarter-final showing last year in Madrid. He’ll face No. 7 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 in the second round.

Nicolas Almagro couldn’t keep his clay-court winning streak alive. Sunday’s Millennium Estoril Open champion lost to #NextGen star Borna Coric 6-2, 6-2 in first-round action. Coric lost only six points on his serve the entire match (34/40). The 19 year old will face World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round for the first time.