Federer survives Raonic ace attack at Madrid Masters
- Published: 10 May 2012 at 17.48
- Online news: Sports
Roger Federer sweated out a tough win in his first match on Madrid's blue clay on Wednesday, holding off Canada's Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to survive into the third round of the Masters 1000.
Swiss Roger Federer returns a ball against Canadian Milos Raonic during the Madrid Masters on May 9. Federer sweated out a tough win in his first match on Madrid's blue clay on Wednesday, holding off Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to survive into the third round of the Masters 1000.
The Swiss needed two and a quarter hours to beat the 23rd-ranked youngster with 36 winners and 37 unforced errors in a battle which was not decided until a third-set tiebreaker.
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