Canada’s Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov advance at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada’s Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov have advanced to the third round of the Australian Open.
The 16th-seeded Raonic was either one or two points from dropping each of the sets he eventually grabbed on the way to edging Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (11), 7-6 (5).
The 25th-seeded Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 later Thursday.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., hit 39 aces in the four-hour, two-minute thriller that was also delayed by rain.