Raonic ends lucky loser’s run at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic’s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open.
The Canadian beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semifinals and improve to 19-4 at Indian Wells since 2014.
Raonic, the No. 13 seed from Thornhill, Ont., fired 13 aces against no double faults in putting away Kecmanovic in 72 minutes on a sunny, windy and cool day in the Southern California desert.
“I think the conditions are good for me, especially when the sun’s out,” Raonic said of Indian Wells, where he has made at least the semifinals in his last four appearances. “The court heats up a little bit. There is a good amount of jump on the court.