By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Could the “Maple Leaf Missile” be concentrating on a 2023 return on the grass courts this season?
That appears to be the case as Milos Raonic appeared on the entry listing for the upcoming ATP 250 Libema Open grass courtroom occasion in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, simply after the top of Roland Garros.
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The 32-year-old Raonic, who reached a career-high singles rating of World No. 3, has been absent from the ATP tour for a very long time as a consequence of accidents. Raonic will use his protected rating of No. 33 to enter ’s-Hertogenbosch.
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Raonic, who has received eight profession ATP singles titles, final competed on tour in 2021.
The big-serving Canadian struggled with varied calf and proper leg accidents throughout that yr. At the Atlanta Open that yr, Raonic misplaced his opening spherical match to eventual finalist Brandon Nakashima. Raonic then ended his season as a consequence of an Achilles damage.
In May of 2022, Raonic tried to make a comeback, however that was derailed whereas he was in Italy when a weight landed on his foot that broke his toe.
Despite latest rumors that Raonic had retired, his coach Mario Tudor acknowledged in latest interviews that Raonic was planning a return in 2023.
While all of Raonic’s singles titles have come on onerous courts, it maybe is sensible that he would return on grass because it’s been the floor on which he has achieved a few of his most notable victories.
Raonic reached the Wimbledon singles closing in 2016, defeating Roger Federer in 5 units within the semifinals earlier than shedding to eventual champion Andy Murray. Raonic continues to be the one Canadian man ever to achieve a Grand Slam singles closing.
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