MASON, Ohio -- Milos Raonic advanced to the third round of the Western &
Southern Open on the same day fellow Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie
Bouchard were knocked out.
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12th-seeded Raonic beat Janko Tipsarevic in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on
Wednesday. Its his third win in as many tries over Tipsarevic, and comes a day
after he struggled somewhat in a three-set first-round match over American Jack
Sock. "I played better than yesterday," Raonic said. "I was better from the
baseline and created more opportunities for myself. It was a pretty clean
match." Raonic will face American John Isner next. Isner won their only other
match in the Toronto quarter-finals a year ago. "Isner will be tough, it will
come down to a few points," Raonic said. "I have to serve well and keep the
pressure on him in that sense. If I create opportunities I have to make the most
of them and play as disciplined as possible." Raonic, a native of Thornhill,
Ont., became the first Canadian man to be ranked in the top 10 in the world
after reaching the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. He lost to Rafael Nadal
after beating Pospisil in the semifinals. Pospisil, who rose to 40th in the
world rankings after reaching the Rogers Cup semifinals, was upset Wednesday
7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (6) by Belgian qualifier David Goffin, whos ranked 80th. Pospisils
prediction that he would have a tough time with Goffin proved to be correct,
despite 13 aces and the Belgians nine double faults. He failed to convert on
four match points. "It was a tough match with a lot of ups and downs," said
Pospisil. "I didnt start great but I played better in the second set. Serving
for the match and then in the tiebreak I played some shots too passively."
Pospisil fell on a late break in the opening set but roared back to sweep the
second. The third set was tight, with Pospisil grabbing a 6-5 lead on a break
and moving into position to serve out victory. But the outcome was never secure
as Goffin saved a match point in the next game and then forced Pospisil to
salvage a break point before finally dropping to 6-6 on a forehand that went
long. In the tiebreaker, Pospisil had three more match points and failed to
convert on all of them. Goffin seized his opportunity with his first match
point, converting it to send Pospisil out after nearly 2 1/2 hours. "He hit his
best shot of the match on the last match point, too good," Pospisil said. "There
are a lot of things I would have changed. But now I need to get some rest before
the U.S. Open." Pospisil said he was feeling "a bit burnt out" and needs to
sharpen some things in practice. "Im a little emotionally drained," he said.
"Maybe its good to rest before the Open." Bouchard will get some rest after
putting a scare into world No. 1 Serena Williams. Bouchard won the first set
before Williams asserted herself in a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory. Wimbledon champion
Marion Bartoli was knocked out of the tournament with her loss to Simona Halep
in three excruciating sets that left Bartolis Achilles, shoulder, hips and back
aching. After the match, the 28-year-old announced her retirement from tennis.
"Its been a tough decision to take," said Bartoli, who won her first Grand Slam
title less than two months ago. "I dont take this easily. I mean, Ive been a
tennis player for a long time and I had a chance to make my biggest dream a
reality. I felt I really, really pushed through the ultimate limits to make it
happen. "But now I just cant do it anymore." Back on the mens side, the
fourth-seeded Nadal defeated German qualifier Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-2. Nadal
has now won 11 straight on hard courts. "I should be very happy with the way
that I played since the beginning," Nadal said. "Just for a few games, the serve
was down a little bit. For the rest, I think I played a great match." Wimbledon
champion Andy Murray had an easy time in his opening match at the tournament,
which he has won twice. The second-seeded Murray needed only 69 minutes to beat
Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3. Murray, who is also the defending U.S. Open champion,
was coming off a third-round loss last week in Montreal, his first action since
becoming the first British male to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. Hes
using the tournament in Cincinnati to get ready to defend his Open title. "He
made more mistakes than I expected," Murray said. "I just want to play as many
matches as I can. Its important to get a few matches in before New York. I didnt
make too many errors and hit a high percentage of first serves." His volleys
were erratic, something hell work on the rest of the week. "I just missed a
couple," he said. "Hopefully, Ill get that going as the week goes on." Murray
will play 36th-ranked Julien Benneteau in the third round. Top seed Novak
Djokovic defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina, 7-5, 6-2 while Juan Martin del Potro
took down Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 7-5. Eleventh-seeded German Tommy Haas also
advanced, beating No. 46 Spaniard Marcel Granollers, 6-4, 6-1. He earned a
matchup with fifth-seeded and five-time tournament champion Roger Federer.
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points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory
Saturday night. SEATTLE -- Edwin Diaz will take over as the Seattle Mariners
closer just two months removed from Double-A, replacing struggling Steve
Cishek.Manager Scott Servais announced the decision prior to a game Tuesday
night against the Red Sox. Cishek blew a three-run lead Sunday in a loss to the
Cubs then allowed a tiebreaking homer to Mookie Betts in the ninth inning of a
loss against Boston on Monday night.Diaz was promoted from Jackson on June 4 and
has a 1.80 ERA in 24 appearances. The 22-year-old right-hander has struck out 49
and walked seven over 25 innings and held opponents scoreless in 20 of his
appearances.I like to pitch under pressure. I feel more confident when its a
close game, he said. I dont know why but I feel really, really good.Diaz has
thrown 8 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.I will do the same job I do in the
seventh or eighth, get three outs and try to win the games, he said.Servais told
Diaz and Ciishek of the switch after Mondays 2-1 loss.
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looks like hes ready to go, Servais said of Diaz.Servais said other relievers,
including Cishek, may still be called on to close out games. Right now, though,
Diaz is the go-to arm in save situations.He hasnt backed off. He has been very
aggressive, Servais said. He believes he belongs in this league. He certainly
has produced at a level like he should believe he belongs here.Diazs fastball
has peaked at 101.8 mph this season, according to BrooksBaseball.net , and he
also throws a slider. Diaz credits veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit with helping
him adjust to the big leagues. Benoit was traded to Toronto on July 26.Every
start I learn something new, Diaz said. I try to put it into the next start.
Right now, I feel 100 percent ready.
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