By Canadian Press

Canadian Milos Raonic beats Daniel Evans, advances to round of 16

Aug 24, 2020 | 11:54 AM

Canada’s Milos Raonic has advanced to the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., beat Great Britain’s Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-5 in a second-round match at the opening tournament in the ATP Tour’s restart on Monday.

Raonic, ranked 30th, rode his big serve to victory against the world No. 28.

The Canadian never faced a break point and won 89 per cent of his points on his first serve.

Raonic had 23 aces, 18 more than Evans.

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Raonic will next face the winner of a match between No. 5 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany and British wild-card entrant Andy Murray.

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., also were playing second-round matches on Monday at the U.S. Open tune-up event.

Normally held in Cincinnati, the Western & Southern Open is being played at the same site as the U.S. Open this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No fans are in the facility.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 24, 2020.

The Canadian Press