Raonic Soars Past Seppi At Wimbledon

Milos Raonic played flawless attacking tennis in defeating Andreas Seppi 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of Wimbledon. The Canadian did not drop serve and closed out the match with his 25th ace just shy of the two-hour mark.

Raonic started the match with an unplayable 139mph serve and found his range on the return as the match progressed, going 3-for-4 on break points in the final two sets. He fired 41 total winners and won 19 of 26 net points (73 per cent).

The match had been slated for Wednesday but was postponed due to rainy weather. The Canadian was a semi-finalist at SW19 two years ago and is into the third round for the third consecutive year. Last year, he fell to #NextGen star Nick Kyrgios in four sets. The sixth seed improved to 2-0 in the FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry against Seppi and will face Jack Sock in the third round.

Sock advanced after overcoming Robin Haase 6-1, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4. The American saved all six break points faced and struck 53 winners in the two-hour, 16-minute encounter. The 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion (w/ Pospisil) is into the third round for the first time in the singles draw and will need to overcome a 7-1 deficit in the FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup against Raonic in his bid to reach the second week.

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