Disappointing Result: Canadian Tennis Stud Milos Raonic Loses Japan Open Final To Kei Nishikori!
I am disappointed Milos Raonic Canada’s top tennis player lost in the finals of the Japan Open to Kei Nishikori. I am cognziant Kei Nishikori is a solid player his ranking is going to rise to number fifteen in the world and he is also a young player. I feel Milos has more weapons than Kei he has a huge serve, an explosive forehand and he volleys well. An area that Kei exposed today is Milos movement and his tendency to run around his backhand to hit forehands.
Milos speed around the tennis court is improved but he needs to get even quicker and faster if he wants to challenge the top players. I also believe Milos consistency needs to improve he seems to do well when he has no pressure. Milos victory over Andy Murray was unexpected because Murray is ranked higher.
Today, Milos was supposed to beat Kei because he is higher ranked and he has more weapons. The pressure seemed to get to Milos today and he dropped serve immediately at the start of the match.
Milos was probably exhausted emotionally, physically, and mentally after upsetting two top ten players Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarevic. However, Milos has now lost three ATP 500 finals in his career. Milos ranking will rise to number fourteen in the world on Monday and he crosses the $1 million dollar mark in prize money earned on the tennis court this year. I am pleased that Milos has made some improvements to his game his court positioning is better he is standing on the baseline and being aggressive. The only concern I have is that I think Milos needs to start out of the blocks better in his matches. Today, Milos needed a good start Kei was determined to win in front of the Japanese people in his own country and he was very aggressive. Milos had a 3-0 lead in the first set tiebreaker yet lost the first set. Milos managed to win the second set 6-3 but he got destroyed in the final set losing 6-0. Milos won two long matches against Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarevic in the semifinals and quarterfinals fighting off match points so I know he is mentally tough.
Hopefully, in the future, Milos will be better mentally prepared when he reaches a high profile final because if he wants to be a top ten player he’s got to win these kinds of matches.
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