Canadian Milos Raonic upsets Berdych to advance to semis at Mercedes Cup
STUTTGART, Germany — Milos Raonic’s impressive comeback from injury continued on Friday at the Mercedes Cup.
The Canadian came through in two tiebreakers to upset third-seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1) in the quarterfinals of the ATP Tour grass-court event.
“He slipped up a few points early I played a few points well. It’s a tiebreaker. It’s a coin toss in many ways,” Raonic said. “Maybe I had a bit of an advantage because I get free points with my serve, but he was also serving extremely well.”
Raonic, the seventh seed from Thornhill, Ont., is playing his first tournament since early May when he suffered an undisclosed injury that caused him to miss the French Open.